O, Mimi, my sweet sincere late dear friend,
To chase foul pests, on you I did depend,
With soft paws you danced through radiant days,
With whiskers waltzing in such gentle ways.
Your eyes grey blue, sparkled with knowing grace,
In every corner, you sprawled your quick pace,
Rats and mice dreaded your presence, your race,
You chased them away from all nooks and space.
Mimi, former companion calm and true,
With velvet softness of your pat, you knew
How to spin shrines of solace, how to play,
Marking what my heart vastly miss today.
Though on you now resides the earthly veil,
Your spirit softly stretches in the gale,
In every shadow, every spark of light
Your memory sparkles, forever bright.
Rest now, dear Mimi, in tranquillity,
For as, scripted by hands of destiny,
We may cross roads in the span of the sky,
So tender and tenacious was our tie.
I once got turned down by a female raven
She didn't like the way I was behavin'
Was it something that I said...
when we sat on the bed?
Nah, twas the mouse that ran by she was cravin'
Puss cat had the zoomies
By the moon she sang.
The stars blazed like footlights
for a meow band set.
Mic held aloft in paws
she pranced atop a tree
and supped a bowl of whiskey
Her voice was tiddly woo.
Snowy owls played gentle games
with backing choirs of mice
who twanged the golden whiskers
of that punk, feline lead.
As a race of people we seemed determined on destroying each other….
but before we cross that final line…
may we be blessed to think about the words of Albert Einstein.
Who made this observation…
when he saw the futility of humans destroying each other
banning other humans from their countries…
their neighborhoods…their house
‘Man invented the atomic bomb
BUT
No mouse in the world would
ever build…a mouse trap.
to trap or kill another mouse.
MICE
Miniature
Invasive
Creatures
EEK!!!!!
a mouse is no good at being a wicket keeper
in a test match playing a game of cricket
or at a costume party as a dark grim reaper
or having an ice cream so tall he can’t lick it
so what then you ask can a mouse do with ease
the obvious answer has to do with some cheese
but it’s quite little known he can juggle with peas
It takes a while,
time gets trapped behind closed doors,
mice need to be nudged into awareness,
whiskers electrified.
A sleeper adjusts its mouth,
for often lips arrive
behind a scream.
The brain is now ready for its screenshot.
The body stretches to a window,
neuronal mice
pull upon somatic ligaments,
yank upon slabs of connective tissue,
slowly reshaping a new reality.
Unfortunately,
you are not exactly transferable,
you can’t get on the same hamster wheel.
A new you must be rehabilitated,
the world also must be trained
to accommodate this au currant -
this avant garde prototype
of an old guy.
Cold morning in march rainstorm
Bed or baby mice found in garage
Huddled siblings start naming them
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rocking horse up there, dare
walnut wood ancient stood
fish moths, mice scatter bare
feeling it rock again
wild memories flooding
yesteryear playing fair
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I am a mouse, I am I am
I am a mouse, I am
The sort you would surely kill
If you found me in your house.
I am a rat, I am I am
I am a rat, I am
Your voice would suddenly go shrill
If you found me in your hat.
in crystal vintage goblet hid a cautious rat
someone whispered what was that? what was that?
the old realtor stopped. she had not heard.
rat resolved to say not another word.
they’re getting closer, said the rat’s little wife.
she liked to give rat a bit of strife.
humans left without buying the for-sale house
not this one said the wife; I know I smelled a mouse.
Sombrero Mice
There’s a family of tiny Town mice,
Living in a Sombrero Hat.
They’ve been in there since Tuesday
Well, what do you think of that!
Still a child at heart
tho' older are some other parts
and only for a lark
back to my childhood here I hark
I remember a rhyme
in the far reaches of my mind
hickory dickory dock
the mice ran up the clock
the clock struck one
the mouse fell down
luckily the plucky other ducked
shucked and jived
escaped survived
got out alive
and ran away
to live another day
with relief and laughter
happily ever after
hickory dickory dock
newly-sprung birch trees
green breath woven from the hush -
pollen ... nose tingles
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