The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese. May 12, 2007By Annette156 Comments. To his cousin the Bat This poem by one of the First World War’s leading war poets might be viewed as war poetry’s answer to John Donne’s ‘The Flea’ – because the rat which is so friendly towards the English poet will also cross No Man’s Land and make friends with the German enemy. You will build a house of earth Keeps house. A heart-breaking poem for anyone who has ever lost a pet. Wi’ murd’ring pattle …. Your Friend's Email Address * Your Name * And might have left him as she found him The best laid schemes o’ Mice an’ Men Still, thou art blest, compar’d wi’ me! The sails were made of silk, Thou need na start awa sae hasty, And watch what other people do The version we’ve linked to above is a modernised translation of Henryson’s poem. And some would say too brave Have you had a cheese-breakfast? She's calling in the experts She must lie cold and wet in sorry plight …. All motionless, all alone. Said he, when he had turned her out, Only lost his tail That mouse sure is no dope Do NOT submit poems here, instead go to the. There are more of us than all the wildebeests, than all the rats, than all the mice. He shared with us, as Truth at last appears. Missing By And I deem’d that her thoughts had flown So she was forced, upon the bank, to bide. What was holding him so, when he wanted to go Repudiates the obligation, All information has been reproduced here for educational and informational purposes to benefit site visitors, and is provided at no charge... Recite this poem (upload your own video or voice file). Hiding when the plough goes by, Les Dawson. Poor little timid furry man. Out thro’ thy cell. An’ weary Winter comin fast, But when she sees the bustle and danger of town life, the country mouse decides to go home to her simpler, safer existence. No poetry on this web site may be reproduced without the author's permission. There are no crumbs on your coat, The beautiful rodent in the photograph is also a rat not a mouse :), Indeed! That full title explains what the poem is about – and it was probably based on a real event, when Burns accidentally destroyed a mouse’s nest while ploughing a field. Theodore Roethke, ‘The Meadow Mouse’. This farm poem was inspired by true events. When another century has come And up the small staircase they fled like a gale. This poem is very vibrant and happy. I hope I haven't miscounted: I come to 224 words. 2. Rats! Poems About Mice and Rats The Lion and the Mouse by Jeffreys Taylor The City Mouse and the Garden Mouse by Christina Georgina Rossetti Three Little Mice by Julia C. R. Dorr A Pleasant Ship by Emilie Poulsson Three Blind Mice by Anonymous Hickory Dickory Dock … She got ones that would snap shut Sir Thomas Wyatt, ‘Of the Mean and Sure Estate’. With shrieking and squeaking She could not swim; she had no horse to ride; Poems about Mice at the world's largest poetry site. Burns, who treated his servants with the familiarity of fellow-labourers, soon afterward read the poem to Blane.". Limericks, Games, Stories, Quotes Funny Cute Poems Refurbished Nursery Rhymes: 3 Blind Mice For more classic poetry, we recommend The Oxford Book of English Verse – perhaps the best poetry anthology on the market. Only frowns on their brows are not easy to see. They look very wise, with their pretty red eyes, Are convenient things; Ranked poetry on Mice, by famous & modern poets. Their ears are pink, their teeth are white, They run about the house at … On schemes intent. As other field-mice will run about She cast behind her; she gave one spring; Now folding their forepaws as if saying, "please;" The rat, that ubiquitous feature of WWI imagery, here acts as a reminder of the English and Germans’ common humanity, even in times of war. To make them run up in their chamber to bed; Though you tap with your finger each queer little head. No, especially not at night Their ears are pink, Their teeth are white, They run about The house at night. By all cat saints, we won't forget one word. A young fair thing, with a shy, soft eye; They've saved this! An’ fellow-mortal! Thank you - I'm glad you enjoyed it. He is the author of, among others, The Secret Library: A Book-Lovers’ Journey Through Curiosities of History and The Great War, The Waste Land and the Modernist Long Poem. I could eat all the cheese That seem just exactly like little round beads; Common Mistakes: the word "i" should be capitalized, "u" is not a word, and "im" is spelled "I'm" or "I am". In honor of National Poetry Month, we present some of our favorite funny poems that are good for a laugh. A Poem about the Wackiness of the English Language. But Och! Then I heard a noise, as of men and boys, For promis’d joy! Mickeys eyes they do not bat I wad be laith to rin an’ chase thee There'd be lots of new things to do and see Poetry can entertain and also, of course, be educational. See how they run. So saying, he prepared his foot And licked the soup from the cooks’ own ladles, And last, when they perambulate the park. I think miceAre rather nice.There tails are long,Their faces small,They haven't anyChins at all.Their ears are pink,Their teeth are white,They run aboutThe house at night.They nibble thingsThey shouldn`t touchAnd no one seemsTo like them muchBut I think miceAre Nice, Hi what book is this from I’m trying to find a book from when I was younger, so cool and like so much when i was little. 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