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Monday, May 23, 2011

The creature

Oh, here I am again, last-minuting for a Monday poem. I was delighted to know the theme as early as Tuesday, but then nothing much ever cooked itself up in my head for writing down over the weekend. I think Chris's theme of Father needs more than a couple of days to stew. In lieu of a good poem, here is a morning train poem.

On hands and knees in the living room
three offspring, riding
Giddy-up!
Dadhorse rules the range.

That's my dad playing with us kids when we were little enough to fit all three on his back. My mom took a nice photo of us, and I'm not at all sure it was the same event, but from my side I remember a dadhorse ride around the living room where (at four or thereabouts) I lost control and peed on him. Sorry, Dad!
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9 comments:

Helen said...

Dadhorse! It's perfect!

Enchanted Oak said...

OMG, it's been years since I thought of "riding a horse" on someone's back. Thanks for the memory. I seem to recall also the horse was allowed to buck off the rider, so long as the arena made for a soft landing...

Brian Miller said...

smiles. i am going to have back problems when i get older from all the horsey-ing around with my two boys...nicely played...and hey i just posted so i am later than you...smiles.

steven said...

ahhh nancy i was a dadhorse for several years and luckily no one did much more than spit-up on me. i really appreciate the sending-me-back this poem accomplished. steven

Titus said...

Oh so good! The dadhorse here is getting rather weary these days, and finding it hard to manage two at once.

jabblog said...

Dadhorse - wonderful! I'm sure he forgave you long ago:-)

The Bug said...

I love it! I spit up on my dad once, but I was about 3 months old, so not culpable. He was holding me aloft & there I went. Right into his mouth. Eww!

Bagman and Butler said...

Yup...that's a common Dad role. When my son was only 5 he broke my finger by leaping on the horse unexpectedly.

Dave King said...

Says it all in the fewest words possible. What more could anyone want?