Catching a Mouse by Mary Ann Tallon

Invited house guests are nice to see,
but not those that come sneaking up on me.
How to get rid of those pests that invade?
I'll tell you wht I did when I saw that they stayed.
A small trap was rigged to tease
the pesky varmints with treats to appease.
They ate and ate to no avail,
they never got caught, not even a tail.
Then lo and behold the trap did spring.
I was glad but sad for the dear little thing.
It wriggled and squirmed and tried to get loose,
but we both knew it was of no use.
Then after a moment I gasped with surprise
at ten past eleven it met its demise
I had finally caught the little gray mouse,
that roamed all over inside the house.