SarahJo Hawes

Chipmunk

Small little critter With a stripe along it’s back Settled at base of a tree A favor to burrow by leaves Is his name Alvin

Beautiful scenery in the mountains Along a favored highway Created to put people to work To begin 1935 after depression Amazing place to visit

The shapes shine bright And bounce right out Like colorful spikes That shine in the dark O so pretty

In a rotation gone wild The colors crazy Plaids, stripes and circles If different size It’s a pinwheel of fun

So many stripes and pinwheels Flowers and stars Bright n colorful Stitched together perfectly Like a patchwork quilt

Masked yellow eyes With hands on the hips This scary figure stands tall Firm and confident No favor to meet

Colors of autumn Surround a tall empty branch That reaches to the sky In front of water On a beautiful day of colors

Such an ape like face With a bird like body It’s an odd like creature With such bright colors A creature with both mane and wing