companionable scratching behind the wainscot little harvest mouse Kim M. Russell, 21st October 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1766 mouse This month we are celebrating Carpe Diem’s 7th birthday and the smaller creatures of nature. Today we are creating haiku, tanka or other Japanese poetry forms on the theme of the ‘mouse’.
Tag: Mouse
Law of Nature
Across the garden Yards from the house A tiny bright-eyed field mouse Reaches Repeatedly For the last few berries Hanging low from the hedge Throwing caution To the chilly winter wind It inches Upwards Branches shaking Berries bouncing Speckled wings flurry Quick beak is blurry And the berries are gone