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My Husbands Horse

My husband has a running joke About his perfect gift And since his birthday’s here, I thought That he could use a lift. A horse is what he claims to want And we all play along, For living in Manhattan, well, A horse does not belong. And then I had a great idea And Amazon came through - A hobby horse that neighs And makes some clip clop noises, too. My son put in the order And he wrapped it up real sweet. To see my husband ride it Was a laugh-inducing treat. Be careful what you wish for Since there may just be a gap Between fantasy and truth, but either way, Let’s giddy-yap! (Note - Poetry Soup did not let me put an apostrophe in Husband’s in the title! As a former English teacher, I say Grrrrr!)

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Caren Krutsinger

Date: 8/11/2021 10:30:00 AM

What a lovely gift! I would like to see a photo of him riding it!

Maurice Rigoler

Date: 8/10/2021 7:54:00 AM

Not a horse person though they are beautiful animals. And I prefer to see them at a distance rather than riding one. Enjoyable poem. / Maurice

Gershon Wolf

Date: 8/9/2021 3:13:00 AM

'Giddy-yap' closed out this write just perfectly, ilene. H.B to your husband. May you know much joy and continued happiness together! ~ Gershon

Jan Allison

Date: 8/7/2021 5:01:00 PM

oh what a fun poem and a lovely gift , you certainly made me smile. if you go back and edit the poem it should let you insert the apostrophe in the title - (I find if I try and put it in direct from my word doc it wont allow it but if I add it afterwards its fine) Hope your hubby had a great birthday:-) hugs Jan xx