General Poetry posted February 2, 2025


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When it stood it was as tall as a house

The Giant Mouse.

by Joanne Gill-Maddick


While walking down a lonely trail I turned my head to see. 
 

The largest animal I've ever seen was looking down at me. 
 

Our cabin was a short distance away.

Would we make it back?  It was hard to say.

 

The animal was dark grey in colour with characteristics of a mouse. 

When it stood up on all fours 

It looked as tall as a house.

My friend and I trembled with fear as we quickly ran away.

I’ll never forget the horror of the encounter we had that day. 




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Write a poem of any type. These three words must be included in the poem: animal - horror - short
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