bare

shelby the squirrel scampered
all over the snow
her nut stores were down to zero
she had no place to go

the winter had been a long one
her tail was mighty thin
to find one nut or berry now
quite the needed win

she spied the squirrel merelda
chewing a very large nut
“can i have a small bit?”
out her front foot she did jut

merelda and shelby were friends
had been since their birth
but merelda was also hungry
winter thinning her girth

in this moment of question
to share or not to share
merelda made the kind choice
showed she really cared

these squirrel friends shine a light
bare an important truth of life
asking a friend for help
can put an end to deepening strife

a friend you can rely on
to turn to when in need
who moves beyond the selfish
is not bound up with greed

shelby and merelda are fine now
the snow melts more each day
the time of growth is upon them
with nature this is the way