The house was passed on from father to son for generations
But I felt myself older than its aged plank floors and stone walls.
The extra heater glowed like a giant burning cigarette head.
I was planning my transfer from time to timelessness
when the sudden rustle awaked me up.
I charmed the light to the room from the switch.
In the middle of the floor was a mouse with its
forelimbs up like it was caught red-handed.
I took pity on it and immediately turned the light off.
After that I didn’t reveal my pattering roommate.
I was taken a fancy to and fallen in love with
when it started to eat a tiny piece of cheese
I set for it between the wall and the oven,
first far away into the hole but step by step in sight.
Our life turned into my wanting for tomorrow
even without the spouse.
When my last semester was almost done
I found my friend’s lifeless body on the living room floor.
Its scarlet fur flamed in the sunbeams
which came from the little gap between the curtains.
I put it into the big matchbox and carried the coffin
across the waving meadow to the edge of the forest.
I dug the grave where the ground was full of wood anemones.
I was a qualified culture secretary and it was in the heart
of the earth remaining as my little big miracle.
© Yelling Rosa
2/5 –15
PS Happened in the eighties
Our Level
All the miracles come from the heaven
Except those who already are here.
They can be seen at our level.
Yelling Rosa
© Yelling Rosa
2/20 –15
What I read just now it’ s a “Little big miracle “.
Sherazade
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Hey,
Thank you very much for commenting 🙂
All the best
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Have a nice WE my friend 😃
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🙂
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Beautiful writing.
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Thank you very much. It was a beautiful episode in my life.
Take care
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When you read your words the first was to step back and think about a mouse in a whole other way, I even had to read this twice before I totally understood exactly what you meat,
A mouse I will have to think about the creatures that are given to us by him and not for us to choose
Thank you my friend
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Thank you for reading and commenting.
All the best for you
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Excellent prose. I’m with you and would have left the mouse little treats, I gather chocolate is a favourite.
Hugs
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Thank you very much.
I didn’t know they have a sweet tooth 😉
Take care
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Beautiful and gives Goose pimples to me!😄 thanks
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Thanks Martina
You are not the only one 😉
It was a great little fellow
Take care
YR
PS I don’t like to use it-word when I am talking about it but I don’t know if it was a boy or a girl so I don’t have a choice. There is no polite neutral personal pronoun for singular 3rd person in English.
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Hi there. Lovely story! Thank you for stopping by and checking out my blog and liking my post. Most definitely will continue to check out yours!
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Thank you for commenting. I like it there at your place. Yes, let’s be in touch in future. I wonder if you have Swedish poems and lyrics somewhere on Internet. You can read my poems in Swedish at: http://www.yellingrosa.com/dikter01.htm By the way, I am just practising my Swedish which I haven’t used for 30 years.
Alla de bästa
YR
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Oh, I will, sounds interesting. I so rarely write songs in Swedish and actually I don’t have any of them online. Although I want to record at least as a video on YouTube…. But it would surely be nice!
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Hey,
I am glad to hear that. We can’t be worse writers when we use our own language. Let me know when your done and I will visit your forum.
Have a rewarding week
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precious poem. “as long as people think that animals don’t feel,
animals will have to feel that people don’t think”, mahatma gandhi. so, you don’t have to worry about that…
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Thank you Sirpa,
Animals are clever than we think like Gandhi noticed. Perhaps we are making progress nowadays.
Take care
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Yes. 🙂
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😉
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Beautiful, absolutely beautiful.
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Hey Peter,
Life can surprise us also in a positive way
Take care
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Nice poem! Your words are too much deep and strong.
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Hey,
Thank you for commenting.
We are strong when we listen to all the creatures of the world. I don’t feel I am ready but I try to improve myself.
Take care
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Wonderful storytelling very much enjoyed. A lovely piece YR 🙂
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Hey Mike,
Thanks for the encouraging and warm words.
Have a rewarding week 🙂
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This reminded me of a mouse that we had in our share flat many years ago. It was so tiny, we all would leave cheese out and just watch it eat. We named him Milko, sadly our new flatmate did not realise Milko was our pet and set a trap one night…..Milko lives on in my heart, Thanks for the memories of the nineties for me.
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Hey,
Thanks for commenting.
I never gave a name to my pet. I called it “Arvon hiiri” which could be translated “Distinguished Mouse”. Not exactly the same thing but almost. They are little big miracles.
Have a nice week 🙂
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Lovely story! It arises a lot of philosophical thoughts.
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Hey,
Thank you for commenting from such an interesting point of view. The episode with this small creature made also me think a lot.
Take care
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“Except those who are already here.”
Love that. 🙂
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Hey Bill,
Nice for you and others around you that you see things. 🙂
All the best for you
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Beautifully penned Yelling Rosa ⭐
All the best to you!, Aquileana 😀
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Thank you for commenting and dropping by.
All the best to you likewise. 🙂
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Little-Big miracle indeed Yelling Rosa ~ wise words and a wiser heart you have. Wish you well!
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Thank you for dropping by and commenting.
I wish you well too
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Awww you made me actually like mice…. for a minute!
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Hey,
Thanks for commenting.
Take care
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Nicely written. Best wishes!
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Thank you and likewise: best wishes to you 🙂
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beautiful poem
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Thank you very much 🙂
Take care
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Hi again… I love your poetic insights regarding miracles… I hope you have a wonderful weekend. Best wishes ⭐ Aquileana 😀
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Hey,
Thanks for the nice wishes and comment.
We have soon an evening here but the day has been bright and wonderful like some of your childlike selfie expression I have seen at GooglePlus.
Take care and bathe in the bright air
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Oh, that one was quite cute, eh!… Thanks for your words. They are much appreciated… Happy weekend, YR! ⭐ Aquileana 😀
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My pleasure and likewise with your weekend
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