There’s a new Sheriff
In backyard town
Who’s all business
There’s no playing around;
He’s rearranged the galley
Where Mr. Stinky once called home
And redecorated the parlor
Where Ms. Fancy leisurely roamed;
Sheriff Grumpy wastes no time
He’s clearly here to stay
He’s dug his holes
And made a dirt bed to lay;
His plump body down
In the winter months ahead
To escape the snow and ice
He’ll hibernate instead;
For now, he continues to patrol
For any creatures who unknowingly explore
A little too close to the crawlspace
Sheriff will show his Grumpy face
To view the previous posts about our backyard critters, who were also featured in this post, please check out Mr. Stinky and Ms. Fancy.
Jessica M. Collette 
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Sheriff Grumpy! That could have been written about me. 🙂 (Other than the dirt bed bit!)
Love how you’ve managed a continuing theme these past few poems. And if this is your place … wow! So lucky to have these wee critters roaming around. We live adjascent to woodland and have all the usual suspects appear: birds, hedgehogs, foxes, squirrels etc. But nothing quite as exotic as mr Stinky and the Grumpy ol’ sheriff here. 🙂
Ha, you’re too funny! Yes, we do have all of these critters right in our backyard! They seem to like it very much and really do not cause any issues, except for Mr. Stinky making himself known a little too frequently! Luckily, he’s moved on for now…until next Summer! The Sheriff is the only one still around. He’s quite a character and actually fun to watch scurrying about. Hopefully more critters will appear, so I can continue my backyard theme!
Just happy the “Sheriff” doesn’t have a posse! This made me laugh…but not so much fun on your end! Go to sleep, big boy, and we’ll see you in the Spring,!
😉