Luck Rides A Stick Horse
Luck Rides A Stick Horse
Miracle Man
1/2023
My old Bronc Buster friend named Bucky.
From a California city that’s named Truckee.
He paid me no heed,
concerning his steed,
So old Bucky, from Truckee, wasn’t lucky.
...
Continue reading...
Categories:
stick horse, friend,
Form: Limerick
Luck Rides a Stick Horse
Luck Rides A Stick Horse
Written: by Tom Wright
7/8/2006
If luck is what you’re counting on
A stick horse will always be your steed.
Choose God and a job to rely on instead
Not Casino’s or lottery to fill your need;
You can tell yourself that someone
Always wins and it just might be you.
But a gambler plays the suckers game
Though
...
Continue reading...
Categories:
stick horse, games, god, life,
Form: Lyric
Death Rides a Stick Horse
Death Rides a Stick Horse
Written: by Tom Wright
6/12/2018
Protected by the haven of calm, some gloss of life yet remains,
But much has scampered to a place called past,
Leaving us nearing the age void of remembrance;
In each life, clemency’s hand is ever present,
As death lurks in the shadows perfecting its somber tune,
And announcing boldly your
...
Continue reading...
Categories:
stick horse, death,
Form: Free verse
A Stick Horse
My grandson is running around the cul-de-sac
Riding bareback
On horseback
Yelling giddy up Jack.
Whoa! Jack.
Grandma do you have my backpack?
Can we please have a snack?
A horse head on a long stick done in soft black
And brown material whinnies when my grand-
Son gives him an apple snack.
My grandson gives his rump a little whack
Then yells let's go Jack
Off
...
Continue reading...
Categories:
stick horse, adventure, appreciation, boy, childhood,
Form: Rhyme
Luck, Rides a Stick Horse
Luck Rides a Stick Horse
By Tom Wright
If good luck is what you're counting on
A stick horse will always be your steed.
Choose God and a job to rely on instead
Not Casino's or lottery to fill your need.
You can tell yourself that someone
Always wins and it just might be you.
But gamblers play the suckers game
Though your thinking
...
Continue reading...
Categories:
stick horse, hope, life, loss, social,
Form: Lyric