THE HORSE
Added on: 21st Apr 2016
JACK STRODE INTO ‘JOHN’S STABLE’
LOOKING TO BUY A HORSE.
“LISTEN HERE” SAID JOHN,
“I’VE GOT JUST THE HORSE
YOUR LOOKING FOR,
THE ONLY THING IS,
HE WAS TRAINED BY AN
INTERESTING FELLOW.
HE DOESN’T GO AND STOP
THE USUAL WAY.
THE WAY TO GET HIM TO STOP
IS TO SCREAM HEYHEY
THE WAY TO GET HIM TO GO
IS TO SCREAM THANK GOD.
JIM NODDED HIS HEAD,
“FINE WITH ME,
CAN I TAKE HIM FOR A TEST RUN?”
JIM WAS HAVING THE TIME
OF HIS LIFE THIS HORSE SURE
COULD RUN HE
THOUGHT TO HIMSELF.
JIM WAS SPEEDING DOWN
THE DIRT ROAD
WHEN HE SUDDENLY SAW
A CLIFF UP AHEAD
“STOP!” SCREAMED JIM,
BUT THE HORSE KEPT ON GOING.
NO MATTER HOW MUCH HE TRIED
HE COULD NOT REMEMBER
THE WORDS TO GET IT TO STOP.
“YOYO” SCREAMED JIM
BUT THE HORSE JUST KEPT
ON SPEEDING AHEAD.
IT WAS 5 FOOT FROM THE CLIFF
WHEN JIM SUDDENLY REMEMBERED
“HEYHEY!” JIM SCREAMED.
THE HORSE SKIDDED TO A HALT
JUST 1 INCH FROM THE CLIFF.
JIM COULD NOT BELIEVE HIS
GOOD FORTUNE,
HE LOOKED UP TO THE SKY,
RAISED HIS HANDS IN THE AIR,
BREATHED A DEEP SIGH OF RELIEF
AND SAID WITH CONVICTION
“THANK GOD.”
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