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My Unusual Grandma

Grandma rode a pig one day, Cause her horse had gone lame, She rode it down the main street, Horace was quite tame. She had a rope around his neck, Grandma pulled him to a stop, With bonnet on and hessian bags She went into the shop. Groceries bought, she returned And placed them on the pig, As Grandma rode past a gawking crowd Some locals did a jig. Her horse soon got better, It was the only piggy trip she made, But now each year on that day They hold a lady's pig parade. Ladies with their bonnets Sit astride a local swine, Grandma judges best on street, I hope she chooses mine.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2015




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Date: 8/29/2015 10:16:00 AM
I loved, loved, loved this!Naturally you are a favorite poet of mine.
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Date: 8/11/2015 8:30:00 PM
Very good John... as kids, we tried riding pigs but they always went to a fence to scrape us off. Now, did grandma choose yours? - Lindsay
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Date: 8/15/2015 4:37:00 AM
Grandma's eyesight was so bad she ended up choosing a bloke sitting on a cow. Never mind, there's always next year. Thanks Lindsay-------John....PS: stay off those pigs
Date: 8/5/2015 5:47:00 PM
How cute! I really enjoyed it.
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Date: 8/5/2015 8:41:00 PM
Hi Pam, thank you so much for your comment-----kind regards---John
Date: 8/5/2015 6:16:00 AM
hahaha...cute! I can just imagine the parade...Gosh, would they really do that in some rural area? hugs
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Date: 8/5/2015 6:20:00 AM
Hello Kim, Yes, they sure would----the outback of Australia is a funny place-----because of the remoteness and sparse population they have some most unusual contests eg gumboot throwing, carrying your wife on your back in a running race, frog racing, greasy pig competition, etc etc Thanks for having a red-----kind regards----John

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