Illustrations, free after various examples of picture postcards

© Joke van der Ark 2012

 

Chipmunks

 

live

in the woods,

also in parks

and gardens.

They sleep

on some moss

or up on a branch,

in a log

or hollow.

 

They like to run,

climb and follow

one another

into the tree.

That's when

their fluffy tail

comes handy

as a tool,

you see.

 

Before winter

they’ll be very busy

gathering acorns

and nuts, food,

that’ll help them

survive.

But when it rains,

just like us, they

like to stay inside.

 

 

Rhyme 36