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Ham Hock and Bacon

My uncle Dran was an odd sorta man who never much cared for livestock. But wouldn't you know he kept a pig he loved so, and named the fat thing, Ham hock. Of little he cared but for the pig's dinner fare and a desire to keep him from block. No butcher you'd see would stand a chance or a plea, to separate Dran and Ham hock. One day on a walk came a squeal and a squawk as they passed a farmland flock. As a sow named Bacon took to squalling and chasing, to the delight of old Ham Hock. Bacon was bought after a hard bargain fought, she was Dran's hog for the takin. And never could one part, the sow and the old fart, know as Ham Hock and Bacon. To this day down the lane, if you travel again. there's a legend for books in the makin. For the piglets o' plenty, of the pigs, Dran has many, cause he won't eat Ham hock or Bacon. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pink Domino Contest Sponsored by: Sara Kendrick 7/29/2016 Placed 10th

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Date: 4/23/2023 3:06:00 AM
Whay a cool and original write . Yahoozies to you. Also, quite lyrical Pangie
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Date: 10/27/2016 10:14:00 PM
Wow! lol This is creative! I see congrats are in order..... Congratulations!
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Jesse Zerlaut
Date: 10/30/2016 4:37:00 AM
I hadn't caught your comment on here till now. Thank you, I was trying for a bit of humor and Sara saw it and was such a sweetheart, she explained how I could adjust it and put it into the Pink Domino Contest. I was thrilled to have her advice!
Date: 7/30/2016 8:42:00 AM
Your wonderful work got my attention! I am so glad to place it in the winners’ list..Congrats to you. Sara ..I really like this one..The story was excellent..Good humor
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Jesse Zerlaut
Date: 8/1/2016 5:10:00 PM
Thank you Sara, it meant even more to me that you picked it up and asked me to join the contest, or I would have never known it was fitting. Glad you enjoyed.
Date: 7/29/2016 3:53:00 PM
Dropping back with my congrats Jesse:-) hugs Jan xx
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Jesse Zerlaut
Date: 7/30/2016 12:30:00 AM
Thank you again, Jan for your support. I appreciate it.
Date: 7/29/2016 3:39:00 PM
Cute. Made me smile. :-) Poor Ham hock and Bacon -- they are now in the making. Congrats on your placement!
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Jesse Zerlaut
Date: 7/30/2016 12:30:00 AM
Thank you, Tom. I had wrote this before I knew the contest existed, Sara told me I should enter it, with some modification to the stanzas, as said below. V
Date: 7/22/2016 11:20:00 AM
I reaaly like this..It has good rhythm and flow with a great humorous story..If you rearranged the couplets into 4 line stanzas you could enter it into my contest called Pink Dominoes it will close next Wednesday..Arrange the stanzas like this: My Uncle Dan was an odd sort of man who never cared much for livestock. But wouldn't you know he kept a pig he loved so And he named him hamhock Sara
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Jesse Zerlaut
Date: 7/22/2016 1:07:00 PM
I read the pink domino contest and didn't think anything I had would have fit. I'll go by what you've suggested and enter. thank you, Sara.
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Sara Kendrick
Date: 7/22/2016 11:25:00 AM
Well it did not come through like I had it..First line end at man, start secon line with who end with livestock.Third line start with But end with so..Fourth line start with And..Sara
Date: 7/21/2016 3:00:00 PM
really made me smile loved the humour in your rhyme Jesse:-) hugs Jan xx
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Jesse Zerlaut
Date: 7/22/2016 1:18:00 AM
thank you :)

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