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I stand silently by a tree, hoping to attract the attention
of nearby squirrels without frightening them. One of the
little fellows pauses in his search for acorns and glances
up at me.
He runs past me, then towards me, back and forth, to and
fro, in an ever shrinking ellipse.
Finally, he sits an inch away from my shoe,
Paws held out in front of him like a beggar's hands,
Tail wavering like a flag in the breeze,
Eyes bright and filled with--what? Fear? Apprehension?
Curiosity? Maybe all three.
He sniffs at my shoe and scurries away.
The spell is broken. Or is it? I see a mother and child
in a nearby car. The mother points to me and the departing
squirrel; she and the child are both smiling. I laugh at
being a participant in a human comedy and walk home.
The next day, my new friend eats sunflower seeds out of my
hands. I hope he and whatever lives on him do not bite me.
They do not.
On the third day, the squirrel seems to greet me while his
companions flee. I'm glad to "connect" with at least one
of them. Maybe wild animals aren't always wild.
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Karma and the Chameleon, a quick poem
By Jonathan Brandstater, 1999
A chameleon was sunning himself on a hot tin roof.
The lizard was a snobbish sort, just cold and aloof.
A dog happened by and greeted him with a "woof."
The chameleon grunted, "Alakazam!" and the dog went "Poof!"
The dog reappeared about fifty yards away.
He wondered how he managed to end up so far astray.
He looked up and regarded the chameleon still lounging in the roof.
Now 'twas the lizard's turn to disappear with a "poof!"
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