A man rode into town, ‘twas at the very end of day,
He and his trusty steed had both been long upon the way,
A drop of whiskey’s what he wanted; water for his horse.
Followed by a bite to eat and comfy bed, of course.
The only person moving in this most peculiar town,
Was the sheriff crafting gallows. The man looked them up and down,
The man, he saunters over, asks the sheriff, “Who’s the dupe?”
The sheriff answers, “Come on down and I’ll give you the scoop.”
“We have a most peculiar man in town, named Brown Bag Pete,
“And everything he wears? Made of brown paper. Head to feet,
“His hat (it’s true!), his boots are too, his shirts, his chaps,
his slacks,
“Why even all his underwear—like big ol’ paper sacks!”
The man looked at the sheriff, then he frowned, “But tell me why
"You’d hang a good man just because he’s a peculiar guy?
“Is peculiarity a crime? For it, you kill him dead?
“What else has he committed, friend?” “Rustling,” the sheriff said.
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| Photo Credit: Karen of bakinginatornado.com |
With poetry, we all besought
To try to make the week begin
With gentle thoughts,
Perhaps a grin?
So Karen, Charlotte, Mimi, me
Have crafted poems for you to see.
And now you’ve read what we have wrought…
Did we help?
Or did we not?
Topics for the next few weeks (with a huge thank-you to Mimi, who comes up with so many of them!)...
Ditch Your New Year's Resolutions (January 17)
Opposite Day (January 24)
Typo Day (January 31) Celebrate those funny (autocorrect) mistakes.
Kites (February 7)
Valentine (February 14)
Predictions (February 21)
DNA (February 28)
Telephone (or Say Hello Day) (March 7)
Genius Day (March 14)
Celebrating Poetry (March 21)
Respect Your Cat Day (March 28) (Richard II's 1384 edict forbidding eating them.)
Imperfection (April 4)
You had me scared for a minute there!
ReplyDeleteI love your talent. It always brings a smile to my face.
ReplyDeleteSmiling at the unexpected ending.
ReplyDeleteOh, boo....I have a feeling I'm the only person out there who can't pun!
ReplyDeleteHeeheehee! You never fail to delight.
ReplyDeleteThank you for this poem. The ending made me grasp for a dictionary, look up 'rustling', and laughing out loud!
ReplyDeleteI love the way you get ordinary words to fit and rhyme in unexpected ways.