Introducing the Benaminis: the Gypsies From Afar

The Benaminis are a family of rodents,
who live their lives capitalizing on other
peoples' residences,
They scope the homes when they're not 
home,
or invade it when only one member's alone,
They scamper up and down,
acting like confounded clowns,
going through closets and secret hiding places,
at the end of their visits , they carry satchels on their backs
filled with delicacies and knick-knacks,
The familes set traps of honey and cheese,
hoping they all will fall to their knees,
But they just keeping rambling and showing up at
the oddest times,
even when polluted with coffee grinds,
They run a muck, taking what they want,
Their sniveling looks seem to haunt,
making families edgy, and promoting dreams 
that taunt,
Oh, they give the children quite a scare,
by climbing everywhere,
They cover their bodies from head to toes,
for fear that the Benaminis grizzly hands may take them
out the windows,
The gypsies who traveled from "Nowhere",
have put enmity and nervousness everywhere,
helping themselves to life's delights,
only stopped with traps and horrible fights.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Bagnall Avatar
September 29, 2010 at 5:25 AM
I really enjoyed that one, puts me in mind of Nimh
A   Avatar
September 12, 2010 at 6:59 PM
Enjoyed, your poem makes me wonder,,smiles to you,..p.d.
Devonshire Avatar
September 12, 2010 at 6:10 PM
Never heard of rodents called Benaminis before, Margaret, but I got a chuckle reading your poem. Had a heck of a time getting the mice out of the old garage where I used to live. They do "put enmity and nervousness everywyere." The cheese didn't work at all, but I found sticky pads that finally got rid of them. Fun write here! Love, Carolyn
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