My Poem: Original: Mouse Paint: Gen

Title: Mouse Paint
Fandom: Original
Poetic form: Ottava rima x 4
Lines: 32
Word Count: 256
Inspired by: Children's board book Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh
For: GYWO - Poetry - Sevens
Picture Prompt:


a trio wandered into the old loft
the dozing artist didn’t see them slink
the three petites of fur so white and soft
and little tails and ears of petal pink
an afternoon siesta, he was oft
to take, the don, to dream perchance to think
he didn’t hear the mice, so ever nice
and quiet they crept, three little lost mice

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