a towel tossed on the basement floor
found a sleeper
sleeping the long sleep.
i usually catch mice in traps
(it's an old farmhouse with
a million mouseholes and ancient pathways)
but never, never
have i found
such an odd surprise
tucked under a dirty old rag.
poor wee thing was just looking for a nice cozy winter hide-away.
ReplyDeleteomg!! endless surprises in your neck of the woods. :)
ReplyDeletejean, i just can't imagine...
ReplyDeleteaimee, i wonder what you would have said!
ReplyDeleteit looks like it needs a tiny pillow
ReplyDeletetrust me - a city mouse is not quite as "at peaceful..."
ReplyDeleteThere's quite a tale there.
ReplyDeletetrace, since the cement is so cold, that would have been fitting
ReplyDeletehenrietta, city mice, ha!
valerie, pasha might be able to tell it!
ReplyDeleteYears ago, while living alone, I found a huge, fat, sleek rat without a mark on him who had dropped dead peacefully, with no apparent cause, in the middle of my basement floor in Chicago. I've never, ever been so grateful to own a snow shovel before or since!
ReplyDeletea dormouse?
ReplyDeletehttp://ingeb.org/songs/thereonw.html
so endearing, really. i love it when animals anthropomorphize themselves for our benefit ;)
ReplyDeleteoh good grief!
ReplyDeletemelissa, so strange! snow shovels have a plethora of uses.
ReplyDeleteindia, apparently not, a deermouse perhaps or a house mouse
joni, there was no way to not pay attention to this one
ronnie, yes!
All tucked in for winter ....
ReplyDeletesweet dreams .... ;)
ReplyDeleteguess who's hosting the next pj party? :)
ReplyDeleteindia, i just saw the link...and am smiling large
ReplyDeleterobyn, the longest winter
jan, longest sleep
neki, not this one!