Tony Connor - 'Nearly Done'

The transcript is a reflection by an elderly author on life, aging, and mortality. The author contemplates the nearing end of life while enjoying simple pleasures like peeling a tangerine on a sunny porch. Despite physical limitations, the author finds joy in nature and the present moment, pondering the inevitability of death and the beauty of the current experience.

Discuss the significance of the setting described in the poem, particularly the mention of October.

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What role do the squirrels play in the poem, and how do they affect the speaker's thoughts?

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