More Texas Idioms
Miracle Man
November 9, 2023
Often my neighbor needs a little reproving,
“He’s always lying if his lips are moving”.
When he gives me news I consider the source,
this guy is “windier than a corn fed horse”
He doesn’t always like what I have to say
and quickly replies ”every dog has his day.”
Sometimes what I say induces his growls,
But I don’t worry, “a hit dog always howls.”
He’s been this way since he was half grown,
I once heard it said “he lies like a tombstone”.
He said I’m handier “Than hip pockets on a hog,”
and last year “His trees we’re bribing his dog”.
He’s such a liar “he’d beat you senseless,
and tell God you fell off a horse”
Wolfman
It was snowing that night when he finally revealed
His true inner self and the feelings it yield
He loved the young woman, should he tell her soon
How he changed on the nights when there was a full moon
Down on four legs though he swore to be true
He drooled at the thought of what he would do
If she felt his presence, if she turned around
If she started to run would he run her down
Would her lips taste as sweet as when first they kissed
Would he save her for later, would she even be missed?
She looked up; she noticed a smell in the air
The smell of the wild and wet of dog hair
He listened; his hearing was better this way
And he thought to his self, every dog has his day
Rome wasn't built in a day
Mexicans like saying "Ole!"
If your horse eats nothing but hay
Teach him how to order on e-Bay
While terriers put sugar in their 'tay'
Cigarette smokers should use an ashtray
People say every dog has his day
Though I was told that crime doesn't pay
First April showers, then come what May
In life one's gotta find his own way
A voice vote's always a yea or a nay
It's lonely tonight -- Won't you stay?
When you're older, your hair might turn gray
Every knight needs some dragons to slay
If a soldier won't enter the fray
Against him will a nation inveigh
On her tuffet, Little Miss Muffet ate whey
When a donkey's upset, it'll bray
In Puerto Rico how those palm trees do sway
Now the sun's out: Go catch a ray
Do you remember when happy meant 'gay'
And nursery school age kids used to play?
From the path it's far too easy to stray
~ Life's choices please carefully weigh!
Each day in his little cell blocked from the outside, he sits, he waits,
Noting the people who walk past him, "oh he looks nice, will he come visit me?"
Day after day he cries, sometimes to himself, sometimes aloud.
Underneath the tough exterior is a puppy so playful, so loving, he can't harm a soul.
Rage is a word he can't even describe to you.
After all, he's just a dog.
Nice and sweet, yet the world passes him by because, "he's too big, he looks vicious."
Can't we just judge without lame stereotypes leading our decisions?
Every dog has his day, just hold out for it boy.
Old dogs will not learn new tricks
Young dogs love to play heads and tails and chase after sticks
Give a dog a bad name
Hi meet my new puppy, I called him Saddam Hussain
Your the man now dog
You son of a *****, thats rich
Every dog has his day
Monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, fido, saturday, sunday
Alpha male
Beta *****
Running with both hounds and hares
Cant make his mind up if he is a dog, who cares
A not unblack dog was chasing a not unsmall rabbit across a not ungreen field
Meanwhile the white dog ran after a hare through the rape seed
Meaner than a junk yard dog
$50.00 for an old fender
Hair of the dog
Too much grog
Go see a man about a dog
Go get some more grog
Every dog has his day every kid has his fun.
But the dust has settled on this town.
And its bout time you turned tail and run.
The draw may be fast but what about the
one you dont see.
Friends can make the best enemy,
For to be a legend first you must be made a tragedy.
For every hero must have his villan.
A judas to betray.
But after these lines soon you will all but
fade away.
Kid you might but be careful with whom you play.
Words can be bullets.
So I always aim for the heart with everyone i say.
Billy your hero seems more like a pawn.
in a war of words
your simpley a yawn.
As charming as a old creaky latch.
Take caution for my friend.
You've just met your match.
O.J O.J O.J
your life in dissaray...
oppertunist - has been...
...psychological self amusement
...trend...
You want to go inside...
...This game you play...
...Alliby...
Without probable cause...
...arrogant silence...
...trend...
...powerful word alleged...
...every dog has his day...
...ring fence...
O.J once more on display...
...powerful word innocent...
...once accused of murder...
...armed robbery on the table...
accusation - alledged - alliby...
deny...deny...deny...
...suspicious...compromise...
While his glory is fading
Into the years
All he can do
Is sit back and drink beers
Once he was an immortal
A legend in flesh
Now in freefall
Of which he can’t express
Once paying money
They came to witness his bouts
Just to see his foes
Crumble and pout
In the days of old
Days of power and gold
Select empires stood
Oh, so mighty and bold
In the beginning
They were unstoppable
As they grew
Defeat became impossible
Yet every dog has his day
Every power must pay
A price of pride,
Seldom known by most
For this price results inevitably
In a loss of the thrown
For so very long, he sat proudly
Atop all peers
All the while striking down
Upon them an insurmountable fear
In his prime no mortal
Could stand face up rewarding him with defeat
They all eventually
Scrambled in a panicking retreat
This man was a god
Of the Boxing ring
Envied by all
Even the most powerful kings
Yet now his whole body
Is now slowly degrading through the years
This is a legend’s
Darkest fears
For in eyes of thy own
There is no consolation prize
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