Comment from tempeste

Exceptional

Ciao !

I missed the voting and for once I guess it was a good thing. I saw the contest in the booth late this afternoon and said I'll vote tonight.

You won the blue ribbon and no sharing.

Squirrels are so cute , I love to watch them . We had one for a couple of years in our garden and I would leave walnuts for him .

My Lolita was a squirrel monkey , she did look somewhat like these entertaining rodents.

Back to your poem , I love the first part : sun slants through bare limbs.

Slant for sun rays and limbs for trees in autumn

And I love the double meaning of caching : fallen and hiding /store away referred to the acorns .

An entry worthy of a sixer.

 Comment Written 19-Dec-2023

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reply by the author on 19-Dec-2023

Thanks for your review and commentary. Pleased you liked my double entendre with cache and catch!

We have had a white-tailed squirrel visit our yard. It may be on long vacation from the neighborhood since I have not seen that squirrel for sometime now.

Mark

Comment from Ginda Simpson

Exceptional

And doesn't "cache" mean to hide things away in a certain place? With this double entendre, you Haiku becomes even more entertaining. It creates an image and a mood.

 Comment Written 17-Dec-2023

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reply by the author on 17-Dec-2023

Gina,

So pleased with your response to this contest entry!

Comment from RodG

Excellent

This fall my oak tree was full of acorns and squirrels. They harvested the nuts by chewing off sprigs of leaves which landed on the lawn and driveway. Guess who had to clean up daily. Your poem gives us a vivid picture of this squirrel's antics. I especially like your use of alliteration. Rod

 Comment Written 17-Dec-2023

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reply by the author on 17-Dec-2023

Rod,

Thanks for your insight for this short poem contest. Yes, I try for alliteration in my posts. Some are intentional (-;