She lived a few short weeks
on this weedy river bank.
She lived her life in burrows,
in twisting grassy tunnels. Her
life was small and narrow,
edged with seeds and pebbles.Some claw, cat or hawk, pierced
her heart and dropped her here,
a tattered, broken bit of fur.
This tiny spot of red to mark
her brief and brilliant life beside
this silver winter river.
Mouse| Snapshot 18 January 02006
5 responses to “Mouse| Snapshot 18 January 02006”
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This post and photo made me cry. Such beautiful, haunting words. So glad you honored this life and this death.
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Beautiful blog you have here,
made even more beautiful by your graceful poetry that finds mystery and wonder in ordinary miracles. -
Awwww… I love the photographs you have on your site, but this one is definately the best, you gave her little life meaning.
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so sad and beautiful! I love the little mousies. 🙁
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wow beautiful
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