A Possum Tail in Three Parts

A Haiku Story by Jack

Part 1: Pre-Dawn Racket

Fresh in the pre-dawn
A Varmint in our backyard
We wake the neighbors

Part 2: Afternoon Raid

Quiet afternoon
Possum cornered: bark, bark, bark
Mom’s Varmint rescue

Part 3: The End of the Tail

Pest control men here
We are shut up in the house
They search the crawl space

Pest control men leave
No sign of den in our house
Bye bye, men and truck

Pest control men back
Dead possum found at neighbor’s
We did not do it.

RIP Possum

Love,
Jack

Deborah

Wow! Well illustrated. So…who dunnit?

Reply April 5, 2018 at 10:39 am
1. betharichardson
  
  Thank you!!! We’ll never know … it’ll be one of those unsolved cases, I think. 🙂
  
  Reply April 5, 2018 at 11:27 am
ahuntca

I’d want to know the results of the autopsy, just in case the next varment on the list to be eliminated is a pre-dawn barking dog …

Reply April 5, 2018 at 12:55 pm
Dorothy Johnson

I’m certain they didn’t do it!

Reply April 5, 2018 at 1:09 pm
1. betharichardson
  
  The pest guys wanted to go see if I could identify the body. 🙂
  
  Reply April 7, 2018 at 12:44 pm
Carole Vincent

News Flash
Bark! Bark! Bark! Bark! Bark!
Varmint in the neighborhood!
Kids protecting Mom!

Reply April 5, 2018 at 1:31 pm
1. betharichardson
  
  I love this!!! A haiku comment. Very nice!
  
  Reply April 7, 2018 at 12:44 pm