The Berry Thief

Funny how things just sometimes tend to unfold before your eyes just like that of the dragonfly and what @oaldamster mentioned that he saw a snail eating his ginger plant in this comment thread on one of my gardening posts. That was just a few days ago and this took place just last night in my garden.

Yes, this original free verse poem is but another one of those "I'm supposed to be posting this but posted this instead moments."

Holding on tight a rough stem one night
A slimy creepy crawly creature was happily nibbling a red currant
Eating in peace, enjoying his succulent treat
Which he climbed up from dusk - all for this juicy treat

Just when he's almost half the half of his meal
Sirens rang with the rustling of leaves
A blinding torch lit before and up above him
A giant box has caught him pretty much red handed.

Yet, gnawing on he went
For anyway it could be the last he might ever feed
The light flashed on and off
The giant box talk then the light went off.

_{"Hurrraaahhh!!! I survived!"} thought he
Then just very very suddenly ..
That half gnawn half of that berry was pulled off his mouth
Plucked off the rough stem also went he.

Wriggling and wiggling didn't work to set himself free
He was tossed in the midst of a pile of long freshly cut weed
He fell flat on his few other creepy crawling friends
Then buried alive with piles after piles of freshly cut weed

_{" A perfect hiding place from them black birds.."} thought they
_{Hurrah! Hurrah!} quietly screamed them creepy crawling gnawers
Happily gnawing went on they
Churn ..churn.. churn .. _{"Not bad ~~ but I still like them berries better."} quietly said he..

I actually tried to take a video of it doing his act but my phone was loaded with pics so I didn't manage to get much of the details but here it is anyway.

_{I took the pic and the video with my Samsung Galaxy A3 2016 .}

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