squirrel

the ruins of the forest began to shrink into the soil of the marsh
they were halfway sunk with only just a few inches above ground level
the squirrel saw this as an opportunity and decided to harvest his food supply in a dug out near the ruins
no man would ever be able to see it and neither could the vicious eagles hunt it from above
the squirrel just kept gathering food, and shelter and hoped one day it would meet another squirrel to share his fortunes with down near the ruins
he would share with the chipmunks, even though he knew what his goal was
his goal was to build a home, not a place in some off ruins, but a home in a cataclysm of ancient stones
one day, before wiarton willy stuck his head above the ground, the squirrel found a chipmunk that he noticed from a distance, she was also gathering supplies for the winter, food and provisions.
they teased each other and chirped to one another about which tree bore more plentiful gatherings
and then the time had arrived when they both had to leave each other, away from the ruins and into their own livelihood. free to understand the rest of the forest, away from the ruins and into the great beyond.