Bandit’s
Mask
You can research and ask
About ringed tail
And bandit’s mask –
To find out that little animal did not
fail.
The charismatic raccoons from the pathway
Have human hands.
The are grabbing and holding the pray:
Mice, birds, and insects.
Have you ever worn
A mask on Halloween?
Then you win!
I will share my story of little coons.
The wooly raccoon
Has black fur
Around the eyes.
They do not cry.
Do they get involved in domestic crimes?
Yes, they do, they use sharp claws of five.
They are bandits and thieves,
When it comes to the trashcan’s ruins.
The bow
From hollow
Toward the water pool
To wash their food.
Raccoons eat everything,
By grabbing and pulling,
But favored the fruit.
They live in dens and hollow logs,
And play with bugs.
In the early morning, at 6:00 a.m.,
When I am
On my own,
All alone –
Jogging and watching,
The nature nurture,
I watched an unbelievable picture –
Raccoons finished the night hunt,
And a very lovely one used front paw
To wash the food at the pond:
Mice, bird, or fruit.
In the early mornings, the bushes are in fog,
At the playground that is close to my
backyard.
I do not need to go to the zoo.
I watch nature for me, and you.
I met two raccoons who came from African
kinkajou.
By making this point and acknowledging
Flora and fauna in southeast Florida
With curiosity of Ida,
In the early morning, jogging and
discovering.
Tomshinsky@2024