An Adorable Nuisance

Portrait of an Adorable Nuisance

Outside my window - what do I see?

A masked face staring back at me.

Onto a branch he held on tight,

And pulled the feeder with all his might.

The feeder swung, a dizzying spin,

As tiny hands reached deep within.

While holding on, he stuffed his face;

Handfuls vanish without a trace.

In just one year, five feeders gone,

By furry thief before the dawn.

To mend the damage, takes much toil,

And money, too, a costly spoil.

So now I must go out each night,

And pull the feeders out of sight.

I bring them in from porch to door,

And hang them out at dawn once more.

But if birdseed’s gone, that little sneak,

A sugary target, he will seek.

The hummer's feeder, he will wreck,

And leave the pieces on the deck.

One time, he took a feeder far,

Into the woods, beneath a stars.

This little scamp, with cute masked face;

The biggest pest in all this place.

He costs me time, he costs me dough,

This furry friend, I love him so.

He's quite a pest, it's plain to see,

But oh, that face just gets to me!