BITE ME
There was an old farmer,
Who had an old dog,
A mule, some chickens and a cow,
Day in and day out,
He worked that mule,
As he and the dog followed the plow,
He would start the day,
By milking the cow,
And gathering all the eggs he could get
He cared for his animals,
And he talked to each one,
The old farmer considered them all his pets
Then out to the barn,
For daylight was burnin,
He would feed the ornery old Jack,
Take him out of his stall,
Hook him up to the plow,
And holler as the whip he would crack,
For years and years,
He worked the fields
The farmer kept plowing his land,
Then one real hot day
The mule stopped in his tracks,
Turned around and took a stand,
“Bite me”, old man,
I’m as tired as you,
It’s time we put this old plow away,
Now take off this harness,
Unhook the plow,
And let me go out and play,
The farmer dropped
The reins and the plow,
And ran away fast as a cat on fire,
The old dog at his side,
With his tale t’ween his legs,
If he told anyone, they would call him a liar,
The old farmer stood shaking,
And spoke under his breath,
Can you believe words just came out of that mule,
The old dog looked up,
And to the farmers surprise,
He Said: “Yeh, Scared the hell out of me too”.
Now the plow sits still,
The mule plays all day,
And the farmer has nothing to do,
But collect entrance fees,
As crowds file past the sign that reads:
'My pet says Bite me to all of you'.
For the Fill in the Blank Challenge
'my pet says________ to all of you'
In my poem: 'BITE ME'
By Tracey
© 2010 Tracey
(All rights reserved)
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