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A furry ball, with legs,
mischievous, bandit-like,
omnivorous, curious, stalking,
walking in our area,
which is also his area,
our area,
his kind were here first,
in a way, we are the intruders,
bare-skinned, bipedal, tall,
like-wise mischievous, ape-like,
dangerous, stalking, stealing…
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Local Night Bandit. (1) Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2015
Local Night Bandit. (2) Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2015
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haha I like how your poem twists the meaning around. 🙂
Perfect shot of the Night Bandit 🙂
Thanks, Sci! Personally, I feel that some humans (these days) are far more dangerous. Some of my “hunting” relatives rationalize that raccoons are troublesome, creating havoc in areas where people also live. We live right on a river bank, where they are common, and they never cause any significant problems whatsoever. As long as you keep your trash in containers with lids… they don’t do any damage that is troublesome (other than possibly digging up a few plant bulbs that are planted in the spring… which is no big deal).
I certainly think that humans are way more dangerous than animals. We have a baboon problem on occasion, similar to your raccoons.
That’s a hoot! If we saw baboons in Illinois we’d faint! 🙂
Love this.
Thanks, Sylvia! 🙂
a cute thief, Thomas
Thanks, Mitza, I like the bandit-like masks that they have! 🙂