The Little House

The cat sat on the windowsill, And stirred a little in his sleep. Each breath a cloud upon the glass And outside the snow was falling fast The children all went out to play, But he couldn’t be bothered to move today. The radiator hummed, and the woman hummed, And the cat hummed in his sleep. And all about the little house, The snow was getting deep. The woman sat beside the fire, And sung a merry little tune. As she sung, back and forth she rocks, Darning a pair of colorful socks. Her hair is turning silver-gray, But you’d never believe she had aged a day Since she and the cat and a box full of shoes Came to the house on the dune. And all about the little house, The snow reflected the moon.