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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Eastman Avatar
August 29, 2015 at 10:16 AM
I loved, loved, loved this!Naturally you are a favorite poet of mine.
Laurie Avatar
August 11, 2015 at 8:30 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
Williams Avatar
August 15, 2015 at 4:37 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
Deremer Avatar
August 5, 2015 at 5:47 PM
How cute! I really enjoyed it.
Williams Avatar
August 5, 2015 at 8:41 PM
Hi Pam, thank you so much for your comment-----kind regards---John
Nunez Avatar
August 5, 2015 at 6:16 AM
hahaha...cute! I can just imagine the parade...Gosh, would they really do that in some rural area? hugs
Williams Avatar
August 5, 2015 at 6:20 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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