[Jim Moonan]

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At this point, having tried to collect my thoughts but not finding enough time to organize them,, I'm so late that all I can do is cheer the poem on. It's a squirrelly delight. I am there at the end of the bar, defeated, having been baffled by their ingenuity, their tenacity, their exasperating determination.

Notes

• I'll admit that my initial reading missed the point. I kept searching for something more tragic, more significant. So imagine my surprise upon further readings when the poem revealed itself as being a two-headed metaphor. (Squirrels are a fascinating.)
  
• The poem is something of a Trojan horse. I laughed with glee at Nemo’s visceral squirrel-like reaction to the poem (#2). He sensed the skittish movement of the phrasing and felt the heaviness of the metaphor. He saw the poem within a poem. Crack it open and you get another. Two for one.
  
• I love how the patrons that populate the bar resemble a crowd that Charles Bukowski or Tom Waits would feel at home with.
  
• Did you know that squirrels are accidental tree planters? There’s research/evidence that squirrels can’t find the majority of the nuts they bury. As a result, those nuts that remain unfound grow into trees. That’s good for the birds.

Skillful squirrel-like language. The poem is a prize!

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[Richard G]

Originally Posted by Jim Moonan

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It's a squirrelly delight.

Can't ask for more than that. Thanks very much Jim.

RG.

[Mary Meriam]

Enjoyed your poem very much, Richard. It reminds me of "Good Omens" for some reason, perhaps the underlying comedy in the battle of good and evil. Though I like the title "The Knight and Drey" I do wonder if a different title would increase the pleasure of the poem. Perhaps "Squirrel Wars at the Knight and Drey."

[Richard G]

Hi Mary.

Perhaps "Squirrel Wars at the Knight and Drey."
That may promise a bit more than the poem delivers, but I'll see what else lies in that direction.

Many thanks.

RG.