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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Krutsinger Avatar
August 11, 2021 at 10:30 AM
What a lovely gift! I would like to see a photo of him riding it!
Rigoler Avatar
August 10, 2021 at 7:54 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
Wolf Avatar
August 9, 2021 at 3:13 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
Allison Avatar
August 7, 2021 at 5:01 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
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