Why There are Beanie Babies in the Floor

When you walk into our house
you are quite likely to see
beanie babies in the floor.



For a couple years,
unappreciated,
they were packed in a box
and the box was stuffed
in the back of a closet.

Then we adopted Daisy the cat.
One day, Daisy came striding
out of the closet
with a white baby bear in her mouth.

The next day, another baby, this one grey.
The next day, a third baby, a light teal.

Since then, the babies
move throughout the house.
During the night
they move from room to room.
You can go to bed
with a grey beanie baby,
and wake with grey gone
and white and teal
snuggled in the quilt.
Daisy is a good mama. Or a good ratter.
It just depends on her mood.
The babies always seem content
to play their proper role.