The Warrior Mice

This is about what it takes to survive in a world that wants you for its lunch.

The Warrior Mice🎖🎖

The orange and gold of the dark desert floor
did fade with the plummet of the Sun
-and the red heat ebbed in the twilight
-while the blue stars twinkled in the nightlight.
-When the brown sand shifted in the moonlight,
two mice did run, run, run

thru a deep, deep gully of an upslant hill
over sand in the night sublime.
-Their hearts beat faster in the lost light
-from impending disaster of a fright night
-by the claws of an Owl now in mid-flight
as its wings sliced the air from behind.

But as Warrior Mice hunting on the hot desert sand
and designed for evasive speeds,
-they flickered thru shadows of the night time,
-criss-crossed the black road’s white line,
-confused the Owl’s sight line
bringing food for their young ‘uns needs.

And the orange and gold of the bright desert floor
were the paints of the dawn’s display
-as the mice peeked once at the daylight
-thru the sweltering heat that was airtight
-while the sand grew hot in the sunlight
and the Owl waited close of the day.

Soon, sunset light poured colors into night
dimming day into indigo and black;
-on the sounds and the silences of evening,
-on the shadows of the forest life teeming
-where the Dusk of the night stays sleeping
with a dream of the Dawn coming back.

Then the orange and gold of the dark desert floor
disappeared with the plummet of the Sun
-and the red heat ebbed in the twilight
-while the blue stars twinkled in the nightlight.
-When the brown sand shifted in the moonlight
two mice did run, run, run.

Namyh

Reviews

[Ana]

Wow, the poem was so descriptive that I could actually see the scenery. Beautifully written

[Namyh]

Ana - No poet stands more proud knowing a created work pulled a reader into its scenery. Now I know when writing this why I heard a voice say to me "Use the Force Namyh. Use the Force". Your words make me glad I did. Thanks for enjoying the adventure Ana. Namyh

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More than the poem, the story hiding behind the words and the way you managed the lines are just super awesome. It touched me in a great way. I loved it

[Namyh]

Someone Lost -When we poets get frustrated and uninspired over what to write about next, do what I did. I bought a McD burger with cheese, fries and a drink and turned the Discovery Channel on. It showed an owl chasing down two mice and then catching one. My previous inhibitions slowly melted away between bites and turned to poetic fascination while watching and this poetic work was the result. There! You dragged the confession outta me. LOL. We just never know from where the next inspiration is coming from but it uplifts me to know this one 'touched you in a great way'. No scribbler of words can ask for more. Thanks SL. Namyh