King of the Pine~

~King of the Pine~

A tall wide Pine
full of moss and vine.
Tree bark fly
as leaves are sent sailing.

A small black bird flutters
in hover
with squawking loud calls.

Scampers a squirrel
in a ring around the rosy
spiral ascent
like candy cane swirls.

The black bird dove
with Kamikaze dives,
pecking and striking at
a fluffy waving long brown tail.

In snickering chatter taunts
a tail in flicking lure,
hop spring then leap
from tree limb to tree limb.

Pine cones fall like hand-grenades,
its needles, dropping darts,
where ever the black bird would land
the squirrel would shake the limb.

A squawk and flapping
then another dive,
assault in flight
as tiny talons grasp a busy tail
and pulls.

The squirrel was tag teamed
by its enemies,
black birds
and gravity!