Mouse in the House
Rick Campbell 1957 (St. Louis)
"Mouse in the House"
I once caught a mouse inside my house.
I didn't know what to do with him.
He went for the bait, now I pondered his fate.
His chances seemed pretty dim.
Such a small, tiny thing.
What harm could it bring?
When it's cold, don't we all go inside?
He got caught, but at least he tried.
So I took him outside and gave him a ride
To another warm place that I knew.
Then I set him free by a hollow oak tree
I hope that is what you would do.
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Written on November 11, 1981
Submitted by camprc1957 on May 14, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AABCBDDEEEFGF |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 458 |
Words | 105 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 13 |
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