The Chipmunk Poem by Ogden Nash

The Chipmunk

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My friends all know that I am shy,
But the chipmunk is twice and shy and I.
He moves with flickering indecision
Like stripes across the television.
He's like the shadow of a cloud,
Or Emily Dickinson read aloud.

Ogden Nash
Monday, January 13, 2003
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Kathy Smith 11 April 2020

This version of the poem lacks the last two lines

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Paresh Chakra 28 November 2018

The chipmunk Is a very beautiful poem

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Sasa Zoric 06 April 2007

very melodious poem.

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