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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE MOUSE, by ELIZABETH JANE COATSWORTH Poet's Biography First Line: I heard a mouse Last Line: "is spread any more." Alternate Author Name(s): Beston, Henry, Mrs. Subject(s): Animals; Mice | |||
I heard a mouse Bitterly complaining In a crack of moonlight Aslant on the floor. "Little I ask And that little is not granted, There are very few crumbs In the world any more. "The bread box is tin And I cannot get in. "The jam's in a jar My teeth cannot mar. "The cheese sits by itself On the pantry shelf. "All night I run Searching and seeking, All night I run About on the floor. "Moonlight is there And a bare place for dancing, But no little feast Is spread any more." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE GRAVE OF THE KITCHEN MOUSE by PHILIP LEVINE A CONVERSATION WITH A MOUSE by ROBERT BLY THE HOUSE MOUSE by JACK PRELUTSKY FACADE: 7. MADAME MOUSE TROTS by EDITH SITWELL THE MOUSE'S PETITION TO DOCTOR PRIESTLY FOUND IN THE TRAP .. by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD TO A MOUSE, ON TURNING HER UP IN HER NEST WITH THE PLOUGH by ROBERT BURNS ALL GOATS by ELIZABETH JANE COATSWORTH SONG OF THE RABBITS OUTSIDE THE TAVERN by ELIZABETH JANE COATSWORTH |
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