Hospitality

[IainMichaelBryan]

a dour American
came to the house
demanding heating for July, semi-skim and the cute mouse
be remov-ed

he burnt out the tank using hot water for three
sent back breakfast to preserve
a low-fat anatomy
moaned about the driveway where we live in the woods
parked his tiny eco-car so no-one else could

and as he griped with the grimace that sufficed for his mood
I considered all options and gave the mouse food
and his bed

[Suzanne]

What a bad guest!

I got a kick out of this. Part of my hopes it is true because it gives you a wonderful story to to tell and part of me hope it is imagination as it would have been an awful experience.

I might add a clever modifier to the title.

It could be set into a rhyme and meter for fun too.

Enjoyed,
Suzanne

[IainMichaelBryan]

Thanks Suzanne - felt like writing frivolously that day.
Mostly true, but I embellished slightly regarding the mouse.

Iain

[ray miller]

Enjoyed. Middle verse in particular.
remov-ed - is the hyphen intended?

[IainMichaelBryan]

Thanks Ray - yes it is intended, to convey the sort of condescension that inspired the poem.

[ray miller]

Ah, I see. I thought perhaps you'd gone for a deep rhyme with bed.