Robert Pettit Poet Rhyme

The Coyote

For years, you have been trying to catch that elusive bird.
In your cartoons, we have never heard a single word.
Warner Brothers decided to give the late Mel Blanc a break.
With no dialogue, there were many foolish steps you would take.

That Acme Company must have made a fortune off you.
You failed at every single attempt you would do.
Each fly ball you hit never left the ballpark.
With rockets, catapults, and bombs, you kept missing your mark.

The lousiest luck hit you in each episode.
That roadrunner kept zooming down the desert road.
With each failure, you kept coming back the next day.
Give it up, coyote.  Roadrunners do not taste good anyway.

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Audrey Haick February 10, 2011 at 5:39 PM LOL!!!! I loved the cartoon! I've got to sit down one Saturday morning and catch them. It's been a very long while since I did..like eons!! Thanks for sharing this Robert! Goes to my favs. Always, Annalise

Francine Roberts February 10, 2011 at 2:50 PM hahaha, love the last line

Carolyn Devonshire February 10, 2011 at 1:48 PM I always loved the roadrunner and coyote cartoons, Robert. Poor old coyote never did get a break. Love the humor throughout, but especially: "Roadrunners do not taste good anway!" You're really on a roll with comedy today, my friend. Always a pleasure to read your poetry. Love, Carolyn