Cockeyed Weathervane

Cockeyed Weathervane

Whizzing along on an old time train,
I looked out the window at a cockeyed weathervane.
The engineer saw it, too, stepped on the whoo whoo!
To call our attention to this historical hen aroo.


Seems of all the weather predicted hereabouts,
That hen's eye cocked fooled all of the louts,
They planted during rain, and picked corn from the snow,
Just cause they believed that hen's eye where it'd go.


Worked pretty well, though, for many a yar,
Tractors went sideways and so did the cars.
Barns's roofs were crooked, and so were the houses.
That cockeyed weathervane even fooled horses.


Wagons drove in circles, and the kids grew up twisted,
Moms baked bagels that looked double fisted.
But the town folks all laughed all the way to the bank,
They had all the tourists who laughed at them to thank

Copyright © | Year Posted 2017



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Date: 8/27/2017 9:23:00 PM
oh what an awesome ending to this FUNNY poem. Very clever this is!!
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Sunlite Wanter
Date: 8/29/2017 9:51:00 AM
Thank you!!!!
Date: 8/27/2017 8:57:00 PM
LOL - This was wonderfully charming and joyous - enjoyed it SO much, my friend! Blessings! :-)
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Sunlite Wanter
Date: 8/29/2017 9:52:00 AM
Appreciate your taking the time to weigh in. Thank you.
Date: 8/27/2017 2:59:00 PM
- A fun trip with the train, Sunlite - Greetings from a tourist from Norway :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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Sunlite Wanter
Date: 8/29/2017 9:53:00 AM
Thank you, Sunshine!
Date: 8/26/2017 11:47:00 AM
Hi Sunlite. Thank you for the laugh today, as I read this great poem of yours!! :)
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Sunlite Wanter
Date: 8/29/2017 9:53:00 AM
Thank you!!!!!
Date: 8/26/2017 1:10:00 AM
delightful!! I could just hear the town folks 'drawl' in their voices.
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Sunlite Wanter
Date: 8/29/2017 9:55:00 AM
Thank you, Gayle - they're like that!!!
Date: 8/25/2017 12:17:00 PM
Looks like it ended well for the town--laughing all the way to the bank!
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Sunlite Wanter
Date: 8/29/2017 9:55:00 AM
You're right about that, Vijay!
Date: 8/25/2017 11:34:00 AM
This made me me smile, but also I imagined being on that train, enjoying the country side views!!!
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Sunlite Wanter
Date: 8/29/2017 9:56:00 AM
I value your smile, Arthur Vaso!
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