Phyllis Babcock Poet Rhyme

Honey, There's a Mouse In the House

I opened the back door

He said don't, you know the score

But i didn't  listen and in came a mouse

And made his home in our house

We have an open field across the street

It didn't take long to scurry over with his little feet

He decided to come through the door and stay

Now we wish he would just go away

We went to the hardware store

Got three different traps for the floor

We were sure that he would get caught

In the different traps we bought

We got the traps set and put peanut butter and jam

Thought this would get him with a slam

But  for some reason it didn't seem to work

I sure all that mouse did was smirk

One day we chased him all over the house

Why are you so smart, you darn little mouse

We put out more butter and bread

Hoping he would come out and want to be feed

Still ,he was not caught

I was getting  mighty distraught

So we pulled out the poison seed

He ate it ,so he is gone, indeed

You see we could not catch him with toast

he was a field mouse who ate seeds most

So if you want to catch a mouse in the house

Do like I did, I called my spouse.

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Andrea Dietrich February 25, 2011 at 8:08 AM Very clever and fun to read about. WE had one in our houes once, for same reason (near a field) and I could not find him. He died and was smelling up the house. finally located him way back in my daughter's closet! YUK

John Loving Iii November 8, 2008 at 8:36 AM hilarious, this put me in a good mood i just kept reading and it was good very good. John H. Loving III

James Foulk November 2, 2008 at 9:00 PM Our whole yard is an open field and the first winter we lived here 2006-2007 we had no mice. but 2007-2008 we caught around 3 or 4. and about two so far this year. i can relate to this poem. but one time we had a rat get in our house. this was a great piece enjoyed it.

Daver Austin November 1, 2008 at 1:10 AM This is fun, Phyllis, cute. We have no mice because we have many cats. Thanks for reading my stuff. Love, daver

Deneen White October 31, 2008 at 3:18 PM a humorous a light-hearted write, take care D-nyce

Gurmukh Ghuman October 27, 2008 at 1:54 PM If you has a cat. There come no rat. All will be safe there, no cut in the mat.

Gurmukh Ghuman October 27, 2008 at 1:51 PM If you has a cat. There come no rat. All will be safe there, no cut in the mat.

Gurmukh Ghuman October 27, 2008 at 1:49 PM If you has a cat. There come no rat. All will be safe there, no cut in the mat.

Gurmukh Ghuman October 27, 2008 at 1:48 PM If you has a cat. There come no rat. All will be safe there, no cut in the mat.

Michael Jordan October 25, 2008 at 11:30 AM Phyllis - I live on the edge of a small town that is surrounded by Rice fields so I know all about battling mice - Very skilled in the art if I say so myself - Great poem - I treasure you my friend and hope your day is blessed

Lisa Cooper October 24, 2008 at 7:08 AM cute poem,

Sharon Winter October 24, 2008 at 5:20 AM Phyllis, this was precious. Although not so much fun while it was happening if is true. We have two cats, but honestly they are so lazy if we had a mouse in here they wold just watch it scurry by. : ) Love, Shar

Ronald Bingham October 23, 2008 at 9:10 PM Phyliss this is so very clever, and most of what you said I can attest to. I think some of those mice may be better educated than some of us. Cute one, Ron

Kelsi Nichols October 23, 2008 at 8:54 PM This is very cute! the entire time i was reading i could feel a couple in my head and then the ending comes and is just so cute and true ^_^