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I Have Proved I'm a Mouse
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I Have Proved I'm a Mouse |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania 
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I Have Proved I'm a Mouse The night before Christmas, I rushed through the house Not a creature was stirring, except me, a mouse I will not gnaw the stockings, I’ll do as I should Because Santa is coming, I want to be good I’ll have to admit that it’s been a rough year But Santa Clause just counts the last part, I hear I won’t leave an ornament ragged and torn Or the little one’s blankie so soft and so warm For I’m on a mission, that nobody knows And I’ve got to get going before Santa Clause shows He will be here real soon and I’ve got to help out Because Christmas is coming without any doubt The children are nestled, the presents are wrapped I snuck right by a mouse trap and almost got zapped Heading straight for the fireplace, for only I knew That someone’s forgotten to open the flue There wasn’t much time only minutes to go I heard jingling of sleigh bells outside in the snow I could just vision Santa come down through the spout And get stuck in a chimney and never get out I saw the whole problem but I never knew How a little mouse ever could open a flue I jumped up on the chain and I gave a big tug Somersaulting on backward to land on the rug I tried it again but this time with a swing But nothing would budge and the flue wouldn’t fling I had to save Santa and rescue the boys Who’d be left Christmas morning without any toys I recalled all the naughty things that I had done Making Grandmother scream, I was just having fun I made nests of her sewing box, sawdust from wood But now it is Christmas and now I am good I could hear the sleigh flying high over the house It was this time or never to prove I’m a mouse So I filled every stocking with plenty of weight And carried each one over fireplace grate Then with teeth and with claws I did my magic trick Tied each stocking to chain in a way they would stick But the flue was still closed and now Santa was here With the sliding of runners and the prancing of deer I looked up the chimney and tried hard to speak But all that came out was a crackly squeak Old Santa was laughing up there on the roof With no time to warn him, no signal, no proof Of the danger he faced that he didn’t perceive That a flue was about to wreck his Christmas Eve So he started on down and chimney shook And a little gray mouse now was covered with soot But heavy vibrations were shaking the ground The flue popped on open, the stockings fell down I hid in a corner as I usually do But he knew it was I who had opened the flue He left lots of presents, and a nice piece of cheese For he knew that a little mouse saved Christmas Eve Then laying a finger aside of his nose He wrote out a letter in very fine prose Explaining a little mouse rescued the night And since then I’ve been treated so perfectly right The next time you hear little mice running loose Just put out some cheese and we’ll call it a truce To those who may not such a story believe Let me tell you a secret about Christmas Eve The cookies and milk that you leave in the house Are not eaten by Santa, but left for a mouse Elizabeth Santos |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
My face is grinning so widely at this, my ears hurt! Lady Santos, a Christmas Keeper...you make sure it comes year after year, y'hear? |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
Elizabeth... You are indeed the Christmas Mouse... and that's pretty darned cute..!!  [This message has been edited by Nan (edited 12-15-2001).] |
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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
What a cute poem!!! I think you should get some graphics on this and print it up for the grandbabes!!! LOVED it..  |
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Auguste 
since 2000-02-16
Posts 3953By the sea |
Positively delightful, Liz! What a wonderfully cute story.  Michael Michael Auguste~ |
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arthur Senior Member
since 2001-08-14
Posts 678england |
congratualtions fantastic imagination just abbsolutely loved it now lets have one for the cats of this world arthur |
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Charisma
since 2000-09-30
Posts 5906lost in blue pages |
ohhhhhhhhhh I love it.....your poetry is awesome and delightful.....Excellent as always dear lady Charisma ~*Theresia~* |
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Elizabeth
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Member Ascendant
since 1999-06-07
Posts 6871Minnesota |
*squeak, squeak* This was precious, a perfect Christmas poem for children... God bless America, my home sweet home. |
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Titia Geertman Member Ascendant
since 2001-05-07
Posts 5182Netherlands |
 you little creature so it was you who saved our Santa from the flue I knew it I knew it from now on I'm nice to all those creatures who are called mice You sure did lighten my night Elizabeth Santos Titia A rose is a rose is a rose...I guess... |
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Mistletoe Angel
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
 (giggles) Soooooo cute, sweet Elizabeth, you always write such adorable sweet verse! (smiles) You are such a delight to us all, sweet friend, we all love you so much! (kiss on cheek) You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Elizabeth, thank you for sharing!  May love and light always shine upon you! Love, Noah Eaton |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Delightful, Elizabeth! I enjoyed this very much! |
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Duncan Member Ascendant
since 2001-08-07
Posts 5455 |
I'm going to have to borrow someone's kid so I can read this to them. Loved it! |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Elizabeth! This is...as my grandkids will say 'awesome.' I love it and so will they! Thank you for this Christmas keeper Hugs, Nancy. "A dream is a wish your heart makes..." |
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Mysteria
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
 Oh no! I have been leaving cookies and milk but this year I will switch to Brie and crackers. Oh for goodness sake, this was just so darn cute I had to print it out and save it. LOL ~*~ May the spirit of this season live in your heart all year through ~*~ |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
LOL, this is such a fun poem. I will send it off to my sister-in-law to read to my niece and nephew. Thanks Elizabeth! And I love cheese, so there's always a bit here. (My dog Skippy also loves cheese. Mice wouldn't stand a chance here, he is a Jack Russell Terrier, and hunts all the little things that move, even the moose.) |
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Balladeer
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
What a wonderful story and exercise of imagination, Liz! (of course, you have made it impossible for me to fulfill my professional duties but...what the heck!  ) |
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rebekah33 Member
since 2001-12-13
Posts 140MD/NJ |
This was soooo adoreable!!!!! I'll be sure to leave some extra cookies this year! -R. "So stop and love and dance and live and laugh until you cry" Edwin McCain |
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timothysangel1973
since 2001-12-03
Posts 1725Never close enough |
Funny how I would read about The Cristmas Mouse this morning. My fiance' and I were just discussing what we were to do about our little "mouse" that we have. Guess he's off the hook for now...might need him to rescue Santa Claus for me...haha Thanks for the smile. Timothysangel *Whatever souls are made of...his and mine are of the same* ~Emily Bronte' |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Liz--This is such a precious poem...filled me with wonder at the sweet heart of you, my poet friend. Hugs! |
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Kit McCallum
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Member Laureate
since 2000-04-30
Posts 14774Ontario, Canada |
 What a wonderful story Elizabeth .... adorable from the beginning to the delightful ending. Thanks for the Christmas smile! Best wishes, /Kit |
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vlraynes Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-25
Posts 8229Somewhere... out there... |
Elizabeth- This is soooooo adorable! I absolutely love it...got me smiling from ear to ear...mouse ears, of course...LOL Just too cute, my friend. Hugs, ~Vicky "...until you have read the verse on his heart, |
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Bill Charles Member Patricius
since 2000-07-11
Posts 10619highways, & byways, for now |
Liz - this is most charming. I enjoyed reading it, and just can't say enough about it. You have written a masterpiece for Christmas. Merry Christmas to you... BC |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
Thank you all So many kind remarks to the likes of a mouse Merry Christmas! And don't forget the cookies! Liz |
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