The day after Christmas,

I walked through the house;

The presents were gone,

and so was the mouse!

Yes, I said, “and so was the mouse!”

I saw it on Christmas Eve,

as I laid out the gifts,

While getting ready for Santa Claus;

After a very brief pause,

I locked up the house,

And low and behold, there sat a mouse!

I chased him a while, but he outsmarted me,

So I went to bed and covered my head,

In case he jumped on the bed.

I prayed he was gone the next day.

I awoke the next morning and found a note,

In which Santa Clause said,

“I found a cute mouse, sitting at your door,

So I took him along to help my elves

with their chores.

I hope you don’t mind. I think he will bring

much joy to one of the boys!”

I wrote back to Santa saying

“Thank you, dear Santa, you made my day,

By taking that little critter away;

You made me happy, you are a dear,

I look forward to seeing you next year!”

Shirley Binkley

Cedar View Apartments

shrobi53@gmail.com