Papa above! Regard a Mouse
by Emily Dickinson
· (no date)
Published 01/07/1880
XCIII.
PAPA above!
Regard a Mouse
O'erpowered by the Cat;
Reserve within thy kingdom
A "mansion" for the Rat!
Snug in seraphic cupboards
To nibble all the day,
While unsuspecting cycles
Wheel pompously away.