The Mouse In The House

A long time ago

Brother Mouse, I know

Came into my house

Don't like mice in my blouse

Except in an emergency

Frigid weather is you see

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Great hardships

Heavy ships

In ports

Just have them aboard

Kitchens with no cats onboard

Likely you have seen them

Mice can cause mayhem

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Not a nice time when

Overabundance and then

Put them out to sea

Quietly

Rose, my cat would have liked that

Staying aboard a ship for a rat

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The many meals she would eat

Under the Captain's seat.

Vultures may have one or two

While they head out to sea too

Xtra's for a few others to put in the stew

You never know what goes into a big pot

Zebra, no, no, I say not!

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We had our share of mice this past winter. We did not turn them into pets to shelter. It helped to remember seeing one or two in houses I lived in as a newlywed, onboard ships, and even in some larger cities in the street. It helped me to think it could be worse and how none would be sweet!

I recognize people own mice as pets and that some feed live mice and rats to their pet snake. I am not that person, at least not yet for Pete's sake.