Mickey Mouse
When
married, Mr. & Mrs. Mickey Mouse
Came to make
their home at my house.
They do so
many, many things that are not fair.
The very
first thing, they frightened me upon a chair.
And every
time they find any bread and cheese
That I have
laid away upon my shelves,
They never,
never say “If you please”
But eat
every bit, their own greedy selves.
And if they
find any of my good dresses,
That I have
put away to save as my best,
They chew
them all up into nasty messes
And in them
build their snug nest.
So now I’m
asking you, Mr. & Mrs. Mouse:
“Won’t you
take your children and leave my house?
For I warn
you, if you don’t do just that
I’m going to
tell my good old Nellie cat.”
“She will
search for you, wherever you go,
She will
pounce on you as you run to and fro,
She will
bite down on you, as she does on her meat,
And then
carry you home for her kittens to eat.”
Note: I believe this poem is about the rodent, not the animated character :-)
These are copyright 1996 and reprinted with permission.
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