“I’m here to buy a horse,” Jim said. “A horse that likes to run.”
“So point out one you think I’d like and
let us start the fun!”
The rancher scratched his head, “I think
it’s Yo-yo I will sell.”
“He’s faster than the others and he listens
very well.”
The deal was struck, the money paid, but
just before Jim mounted,
The rancher said, “There’s one thing
more that cannot be discounted.”
“This Yo-yo, he is great to ride—to stop,
you say ‘Hey! Hey!’”
But say the words, ‘Thank God’ to get
him started on his way.”
Jim nodded quick. Too eager now to note
the rancher’s word,
Then scrambled up and soon forgot the
things that he had heard.
Away across the fields they went and Jim
was soon a-grin,
This horse was fast! Jim made a deal
when he’d selected him!
But then, across the prairie, there
appeared a chasm deep,
No worries, they would simply stop. No landing
in a heap!
“Whoa!” said Jim, and pulled the reins.
But Yo-yo wouldn’t mind,
“Yo-yo stop!” he yelled again, (then
said a word less kind!)
Ol’ Yo-yo ran the faster. Poor Jim soon
was filled with dread,
And he began to rack his brain for what
the rancher’d said,
What were the words that stopped the
horse? Jim simply didn’t know,
Then all at once, it came to him. “Hey!
Hey!” The horse did slow!
Just a mere foot from the edge, he froze like a cadet,
And Jim, he sat there in the saddle,
scared and soaked with sweat,
But grateful he’d remembered those two
crucial words, ‘Hey! Hey!’,
And vowed he’d ne’er forget them to the
very end of days,
He breathed a largish sigh and, grateful
that he wasn’t dead,
Looked up into the heavens and, “Thank God!” our Jimmy 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!)...
Yo-yo (June 6) Today!
Roller Coaster (June 13)
World Refugee Day (June 20)
The Happy Birthday song (June 27)
Independence Day (US) or Sidewalk egg-frying day (July 4)
Loneliness (July 11)
Ice Cream (July 18)
Old Jokes (July 25)
Poor Jimmy, hope he has good medical insurance.
ReplyDeleteYou are one creative lady!
ReplyDeleteThat was hilarious! Exactly what I needed on a Monday morning! Thank God hahahaha!
ReplyDeletethanks for the smiles.
ReplyDeleteSo funny! I love Poetry Mondays... Laurie
ReplyDeletePoor Jimmy. Well written poem.
ReplyDeleteIf Jim lived, I bet he carried a notebook with him from that day on to jot things down that he was told!
ReplyDeleteHi Diane - back to read yet another one of your fun stories/poems. I definitely think you brain has a lot more going on it than my poor "grey space" one does!
ReplyDeleteHeeheehee! Excellent. Although i do hope the horse was smarter than his rider and ran the other way.
ReplyDeleteAre we looking for topics for August? Here are a few things to think about and pick from.
Monday, August 1 is both Girlfriend's Day (celebrating all the female friendships in your life) and Harriet Quimby Day (she was the first woman to receive a pilot's license back in 1911).
Monday, August 8 is Happiness Happens Day, sponsored by the Secret Society of Happy People (yes, there really is such a thing), and Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbor's Porch Night, for those whose gardens explode and they just can't give it away fast enough.
Monday, August 15 is Lemon Meringue Pie Day, as well as the anniversary of Woodstock.
Monday, August 22 is Be an Angel Day, celebrating all those who have done good things for us and encouraging us to be angels to others.
Finally, Monday, August 29 is More Herbs, Less Salt Day, encouraging us to explore herbs for flavoring and leave the unhealthy saltshaker alone.
Fantastic suggestions!We’ll us them all! Thank you, Mimi!!!
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