Really!
Ermine runs in snow
(so white-on-white!)
tail an exclamation, straight up,
black dot upside-down on top!
Queen in robes,
she leaps in moonlight
(I have seen her do it!)
wishing to wed a star!
In summer, she's brown,
two dull mice length-wise
(Cinderella! Silly girl! Dreamer!)
but with her magic wand, gifted
with the body-wisdom
of transformation!
© Tamara Rasmussen 2018