Dear Mister Hotchkiss,
Is your door still ripe for knockin’?
All us woodpeckers wanna know
The wrapper gag made us laugh a lot
As bird brainy pranks will do
A tap, tap here and a rat - a - tat there
Coupled with a swift escape whenever we felt inclined
Brought us snickers and chuckles and smiles
On Halloween we did the Bela Lugosi
But capes were a bit too much we found
Plus . . . flying in the dim lit night…
That’s as hazardous as hazardous gets
So, we called upon the Owls around
To escort the caped crusaders in
We knocked and knocked and knocked some more
But no one answered your door
Hell, we knocked so much our beaks got sore
Well, I suppose we paid our dues
So, that was the end to that ruse!
T’was a tricky, assaulting, bird-neuver
That broke us from sucking eggs
They say the proof rests in the texture now
Your treat, is one truly riveting door
For all who choose to visit your home
And ogle at the woodwork style
Only an avian or forty-two, can do
What started as a harmless scheme
Has now become the curiosity spot in all of Woodpecker Ravine