Joan’s Philosophy
of Life
We caught a pesky
squirrel tonight
Our attic he did
plunder
Every time we went
upstairs
His prancing sounded
like thunder.
The trap was set, the
bait was placed
It didn’t take long
to do it
As soon as he smelled
the fresh peanut bait
His little paws took
him right to it
We carried him out to
the old pickup truck
To give him a ride to
the country
To let him out far away
from town
So he could find him
a fun tree
But he got loose in
the pickup truck
We didn’t know what
we would do
How would we get him
back in that cage
Should we call the
conservation crew?
Then I had an idea
about how we could catch him
It sounds kind of
crazylike, but
I climbed right up in
the pickup with him,
And then I acted just
like a nut.
So when you have days
that about do you in
When your life seems
to be in a rut
When you are
surrounded and feel overwhelmed
Just give up and act like a nut.
You might be
surprised how much better you’d feel
To imagine what
capers you’d cut
Once you jump in the
middle of all of your problems,
Lighten up, and act
like a nut.
Written by Joan
Rowden Hart, 12-14-02
Copyright Joan Hart
2003
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