988 THE SQUIRRELS OF ASSISI 04-24-21

Posted on April 24, 2021 by Ken Greenman

I wonder what Saint Francis did

about Assisi squirrels?

Did he yell from the monastery porch

to scare them off?

Did he charge them,

gray robes flying behind him,

yelling Italian profanities,

gesticulating as he came on

like some Latin lunatic?

Or,

did he smile at those

other children of God,

four-legged, gray-furred abbots and monks

genuflecting

among the cardinals,

and mix corn kernels

with the sunflower seeds he tossed

every morning,

after matins?

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5 Responses to 988 THE SQUIRRELS OF ASSISI 04-24-21

  1. JoAnna's avatar JoAnna says:
    May 9, 2021 at 5:30 pm

    I believe he smiled at these other children of God and tossed them corn and sunflower seeds. So glad to find this poem! Here’s one of my stories about St. Francis: https://joannaoftheforest.wordpress.com/2018/10/07/saint-francis-tames-a-ferocious-wolf-2/

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