Maddie's Poem - "Mice"

Words are a gift.  Today, I was gifted with this sweetness from Maddie.  She sat in our kitchen, green marker writing on a simple, lined paper.  Her words would not change the world, but they certainly made me smile.  They did not take long to write, and they express a simplicity of ideas.  Please enjoy this step back to childhood.  Savor the words.

I was walking through the house

When at once I saw a mouse.

He ran across the floor.

I looked, and there was more.

One's name was Nick.  Another's Span.

But when I saw a blue one, I took off and ran.

As I ran I stubbed my toe.

It hurt so bad.  Oh no!  Oh no!

"Mice! Mice!" I cried.

At that moment the more mice I spied.

I decided to follow them as close as I dare,

But then the mice climbed into my hair.

Turns out all they wanted was a ride.

Then I was sorry that I had cried.

Nick became my pet.

I'll never forget the day when we met.