A Little Boy Wanders Away

A little boy from the city
down on the farm for a day
wanders away 

to look at the sheep
and finds a bull 
penned up to go 

to the county fair.
The boy loves  
the big Texas Longhorn 

quietly eating his hay.
The boy smiles at him
admires his beautiful horns

thinks they're handlebars
the biggest he’s ever seen.
So over the fence for a ride.  


Donal Mahoney
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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