The Old Bull
by
Jackie Moranty
copyright 11-18-2001
Age Rating: 10 to 127
The bull has been stuck out on pasture,
We’ve been looking all over since last year,
We’ve been trying, Lord,
But don’t want to get gored,
That can cause quite a fracture.
November 18, 2001
Y'all can guess what my first job is going to be. I have to get the bull. That surely will give me something to write about. Besides, I had to try this, it's been a long time since I've written a limerick.
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Fun limmerk to read and I'm really grateful its not me going after that bull! You just watch those darn horns and avoid getting gored when you venture out.
Reminds me of the neighbours who left the area and didn't check the river level prior to going. Their cattle walked through the river bed and got loose...ended up at my parent's farm. I was looking after the place. The other neighbour fenced them in my dad's front field believing someone would rescue them within 24 hours. Wrong.
Anyhow, long story short....my dad's bull smelled "fresh cows" and went right over the fence. My dad's bull was mixed; the neighbour's cattle were purebred. **hee hee**
Eventually we got the cattle back to the neighbour's place (that is another story) but had to separate the bull first. I went into the field with a bucket of grain. He was "happy" by then so followed the grain bucket to the other pasture. He ran us a couple times for good measure but did go in the gate...where I dumped the grain.
Hmm....too bad that bull you wrote about wouldn't eat grain. Could give him tranquilzer grain. Make him more mellow - not out, just mellow. LOL!
Thanks, all. I had to write one after I read Robert's. I forgot how fun limericks are. David, all we need to do is move the bull to the cow pasture, but he doesn't want to come. So far, he's tried to hook anyone that comes near him and I guess that they've been trying for a week. Not a blue rhino, Billy, but I think he might be more dangerous. He's not as friendly as Rowdy's Blue Rhino.
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