THE BOSELL
I heard a noise while still in bed,
sounds of bare feet as they fled.
and in the darkness there was a call,
that I followed down the hall.
When I lit a lamp so I could see,
I saw a bosell looking back at me.
He blinked his eyes and pulled his chin,
he looked at me with an embarrassed grin,
and said he was sorry to intrude,
It was not his intention to be rude.
He had only come into the house,
to catch a little furry mouse.
He said that I could have a peek,
So he poked his finger in his cheek,
and the mouse let out an little squeak,
though it was very muffled and meek.
He stated since he has been quite young,
he has kept a mouse upon his tongue.
He loves the tickle of little tails,
down his throat when he inhales.
He waited till the break of dawn,
then asked for a hat he could put on.
He fled, his head covered by my old boot,
With a flock of crows in hot pursuit.
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Comments
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Lovely talking animals
I love animals which talk either to each other or to a human, poor fellow just looking for some dinner, so what if it was a mouse still wiggling and squeeling.I nlike this poem very much
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ROFL! Terrific story! I loved it. How funny!
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Enjoyable Read
What a wonderful story about your adventure. I thought it was captivating from the very first word. I really like the rhyme, and the way the story unfolds. You must have a love for animals because there was no mention of harming the creature. Great writing, I enjoyed it very much.
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Nice.
Good luck in my contest!
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Wonderful story and I love the rhyme...you are really a great storyteller, and there are very few people here that can tell a story well with rhyme. I love your style cowboy
Sassy
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Wow, very first lines caught my attention ad held it all the wat through.
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Liked this-made me smile quite a bit!
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I reckon a "bosell" is what they call a "bauchle" here in Scotland. One of those wee, creepy creatures that haunts your house, and could be benign or mischevous, depending on how YOU are in turn.
(I ha'e a wee bauchle in ma ain hoose, ye ken - it's aye turnin' ma chairs roond!)
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What is a Bossel ?
Could you have described it with your tale more clearlly? Goodluck in my contest.
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Loved It
I've always wondered where lost mice went.
I smiled for ten minutes after reading this one.
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Laughin Hard
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LOL...How wonderfully great, full of fun and laughter with a wonderful story intertwined. Lovely work with great flow and rhyme.
Creative story teller you are.
Best to you!
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Hey Del
I looked on the internet for what a Bosell is, but could not find anything.
I liked the tight rhyme in this. Nice cadence.
The moment in the poem when you encountered the Bosell is
a little scary, but neither of you ran in the opposite direction, which is frankly what I would have thought appropriate, at least for me, at the time.LOL
"Good" poem!
I say that judging on how many hairs on the back of my neck stood on end!
John
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I have a clue, John - see above
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My goodness! I cannot belive what comes out of that wonderful mind of yours! I feel a bit like a school girl gushing here, but I am so damned impressed with everything of yours I've read! It reminds me of all the things that children imagine.
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Thank you for your kindness
I might have to go out and buy a bigger hat. You know why we roll the brims up on the sides of our stetsons. So three cowboys will fit in the cab of a pickup. We wear the big spurs so it is easy to roll us out of the bars at closing time.
The Greely Rodeo was just rejected by the Western Horseman so I might just have to submit it here. I like Old Joe, The Pioneer, and the Good Boy best of the ones I have submitted.
I really enjoyed reading some of your work. I will have to take time and read the rest.
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very cute
You can spin some pretty good yarns -
Whats a Bosell?
Whatever the creature is you made it quite certain that its not a vegeterian! 
Clever Write I can honestly say that I have never read something like this before, but it was an enjoyable read and the rhyme and rhythm was excellent 
God Bless you my friend
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Thank you. When my children were small I used to write poetry to amuse them. Now my youngest is 36. They have been after me for years to publish so now I am getting them all together and will look into it.
I don't know if the Bosell ate mice or just carried them around in his mouth but I do know the crows hated him. He might have been a nest robber.
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