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Thursday, February 3, 2022

riders


by dog e relaford



does a dog have a right to a cat?
does a ball have a right to a bat?
does a monkey have a right to an apricot?
does a brain have a right to a thought?

a brontasaurus named big ben
had trouble counting to ten
with larger numbers he was more adept
and after counting to seventy, soundly slept

a panhandler named jezebel lee
was born in burger king and lived in a tree
admirers she had not any
and gladly accepted nickels and pennies

billy the kid had a horse and a mule
but did not like to go to school
some folks thought mother hubbard was strange
because all she did was ride the range

omar the tentmaker understood
the important thing is to always look good
genghis khan rode across the sand
but who will be here when the aliens land?

people dance and sing and such
but they don’t know anything much
they get in each others faces
and have forgotten the old fashioned graces



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