Face to Face – Snap

Face to face we stared at one another –
My furry counterpart and I – Through
Window glass – He or she outside –
While inside – aiming camera lens
Stood I – mystified

Having pulled up the blinds expecting
This long-tailed creature to run and hide
I could scarcely believe my eyes –
When it turned directly toward
The window glass and spied –

Spied me – My size so much greater
Than a squirrel – How could it think
To look me in the eye without a blink –
At once I knew – it had to know that I
Was forever locked inside –

I wondered what might happen if I
Were to give that window glass a tap –
Would my curious opponent at once decide
I’d found within the glass a gap –
A secret way to reach outside –

The thought had barely crossed my mind
When abruptly the creature’s demeanor changed –
As though it could read my mind – it leaped
Up and swiftly scampered away from me –
Though this portrait it left behind –

By Carol Ann Hoel © December 1, 2012