Oh RickJay, that was so marvelous! You made my day.
Dylan Thomas
Do not give cookies to a mouse who pleads,
No snickerdoodles, no, nor oatmeal chip.
Fight, fight against his endless rodent needs.
Though you might think there’s no harm in his greed
Because he’s such a tiny little pip
Do not give cookies to a mouse who pleads.
Oh he might bat his eyes or shout his screeds
Or face you with a quivering whiskered lip.
Fight, fight against his endless rodent needs.
You give him milk, or scissors, or you cede
All your control of brooms as just a blip.
Do not give cookies to a mouse who pleads.
You tuck him in so gently like a seed
But he wants crayons first before his kip.
Fight, fight against his endless rodent needs.
He draws, he’s thirsty, oh for milk he bleeds,
And you might think to salve him with a sip.
Do not give cookies to a mouse who pleads,
Fight, fight against his endless rodent needs.
I can’t do justice to Shel Silverstein, but seeing as he hasn’t been taken…
I gave the mouse a cookie. He left but came right back,
He asked me for some milk. I gave it, but he came right back.
He asked me for a straw. I gave it, but he came right back.
I’m giving him a napkin now. I think he’ll come right back.
Time-wasting brilliance - all of it! Time-wasting brilliance.
jsgoddess: Right. Back. Atcha.
That was Dylan Thomas to the very life.
Emily Dickinson
Because a Mouse came timid by—
And begged me for a Crumb—
I found a piece—but not a voice—
Because I had no tongue—
Then it asked Milk of me and I—
Gave something for its drink—
Something to sweep—somewhere to lie—
Eternity—a blink!
Dorothy Parker
Once, when I was young, a mouse
Came near and begged a tart.
I gave him cookies, milk, a house,
A broom, a bed, a heart.
He took them all then with a grin,
Returned to me the latter.
I had no tin to keep it in;
So it was lost. No matter.
As a Discworld fan, thanks and kudos to Your Great Darsh Face!
Both my daughter and I enjoyed that post mightily.
Are you certain that is Emily Dickinson? I can’t sing it to the Yellow Rose of Texas.
I’m probably being whooshed here, but eh.
No, she’s got the ballad form down. Try either Amazing Grace or the theme from Gilligan’s Island.
Thanks. You did very well. 