Mouseology

Mouseology

Mouseology is the study of tiny things
cooking pancakes perfectly
with the sous chef earnestly grating cheese
carrying lunch to her sprawling brother
conspiritorial with adult elan
a springburst chatter of magpie
wrapped around her like an apron

Strangely it is making mousesteps of time
but letting each one make a mark
footprints on the day
noting things
rather than chucking them off the hamster wheel

finding pleasure in an empty laundry basket
and a folded pile of order
or
the perfect cello dimples on a
swimming mermaids back