Old Cowboy Joe was
telling tales in Main Street yesterday,
Describing his
adventures in the city far away,
But Joe, he didn’t know
the terms or language he should use,
So Charlie helped him so
his hearers wouldn’t be confused.
Now Joe said, “I arrived
at church, t’was Sunday, ‘fore sunrise.
They had me park Ol’
Blue, my truck in their corral, sidewise.”
“It’s not ‘corral’, Old
Joe,” said Charlie, in a quiet voice,
“It’s ‘parking lot’, please
get it right. Just make the proper choice.”
Ol’ Joe just shrugged
and nodded and continued with his tale,
“I left Ol’ Blue and
moseyed to the door along the trail.”
Charlie rolled his eyes
and leaned on in toward his friend,
“It’s called a ‘sidewalk’,
Joe,” he said. “You’ll get it, in the end.”
Joe looked at him and made
a face, then started in once more,
“I met this dude there
in the church, he was just inside the door.”
“That ‘dude’ would be
the ‘usher’, Joe,” said Charlie, with a grin.
“He’s the guy who meets
you there, the instant you walk in.”
“He led me down the
chute,” Joe said. “I followed where he led.”
“An ‘aisle’ not a ‘chute’,”
Chuck said. “Come on, Joe, use your head!”
Joe rubbed his nose. “With
Chuck’s consent, I’d like to end my tale.”
Then Charlie smiled, “It’d
go so well if you, my friend, spoke ‘braille’!”
“I stood there, just
inside the church and looked around a bit,
“The dude then led me to
a stall and showed me where to sit.”
Chuck looked at him. “A ‘stall’?”
he said. Then spat the word out, “Pew!”
Joe said, “That dame I
sat beside? Well, that’s what she said, too!”
Monday's for POETRY!
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I love your Monday Poems. They are always so clever and funny!
ReplyDeleteThat was fun and hey...I knew what the old Cowboy meant lol.
ReplyDeleteBig smiles. And thanks.
ReplyDeleteHee hee!! Excellent :)
ReplyDeleteThat's a good one :) I think Joe's version of language is funnier.
ReplyDeleteWell done, Diane
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan