Mount Jackson Mountain Mouse

Mount Jackson Mountain Mouse Forever in your youth As you scurry about, crevice to crumb When will you know the truth For the mountaintop where you reside Is harsh as harsh can be And those who dwell thereon must face Its stark reality Yet here you are alive, about! Your daily tasks at hand Unaffected by the grind Of daily living at this clime – It seems you’ve made your stand! And made it suit you well, I'd say! While we, we hikers – Summiteers! Arriving with our daily bread Fall into your grand design – You do appear well fed! Oh, Mount Jackson Mountain Mouse! Though scruffy and showing wear Of a life long-lived in the mountain air However will you fare – As well as you have fared, so far And more, lasting on and on Fondly in my memory Long after you are gone