Short Dormice Poems

at night
when cats stalk
and horned owls scream ~ 
hibernating dormice
slumber

27.09.19...

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Monkeys  Swing 
 
Birds        Sing

Lions        Roar
 
Eagles      Soar

Frogs        Leap

Dormice    Sleep

Horses      Neigh

Donkeys    Bray

Bats          Fly

Flies          Die

Owls          Hoot

Hunters      Shoot...

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Up 
    in the sky
on thermals
riding high,
                     a kite;
Out
      from below
looking  to and fro,
three sleepy
                      dormice;
High
         in a tree,
so,so hungry
nestlings,one,two
                      and three,
Straight,
               to their door
today's plat du jour
live rodents
                      galore...

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Oh fantastic furry feline
So silent and still in slumber
White whiskers awaiting to wake
From dreams of docile dormice.

Mysterious and mesmerising moggy
Boundless beauty befalls you
Perfect plush paws and cutting claws
Bright beautiful eyes bestowed.

Oh valiant velvet cloaked vagabond
A spirit so wild and wilful
My love lies languishing in your heart
Come closer to comfort my soul....

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On a cold, dark, late April morning 
beneath white, frosty blades of grass
and lacy labyrinth spider webs
I found two dormice, frozen in a bottle.

Eyes closed, tiny hands in prayer-like pose
furry tails wrapped around in last embrace.
It's easy to imagine the two together
seeking warmth and comfort there.

Or, after climbing in, they could not escape;
find their usual warm, soft nest
ride out this unexpected April frost,
and find a little treacle well....

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