WHAT SHE SAID

Silence descended
upon the house.

The too loud tick tocks
from the old clock: stopped.'

As if, Time had vanished.
Reality,  been banished.

The night shed itself
snowflake by snow flake

until the night had been
covered up with quiet.

Somewhere a mouse
paused.

He could see
nothing.

Nothing.

But, her.

He awaited her
answer with cliched

baited breath.

Her luscious lovely lips
parted almost

in a slow motion trope
as she said:

"Meow!"

"Meow!
meowed the cat.

She laughed.

Her laughter...
. . .his answer.