Rick Reiley's Blog – August 2010 Archive (6)

'Dead Horses' copyright 2010 by Rick Reiley

You can beat a dead horse

But he won't come to life

He won't even squirm or squeal

You'll just make the neighbors mad

Over a horse that…

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Written about no one in particular. If you know her send her a get well card....

The window to her soul

Was shuttered tight and barred

Windows can be dangerous things

What you see can leave you scarred…

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'Envy'

copyright 2010 by Rick Reiley

Does a sweet pea envy the black eyed

Does white rice envy the wild

Does a grub worm envy the jackass

Does the old man envy the child…

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'Starting School'

When I began the first grade mom would take me to Brooks Clothiers downtown to buy my t-shirts, underwear and my red label Farrah 'husky' jeans. Then off

to TG and Y next door to get pencils, my Big Chief tablet, and

crayolas. Oh and then around the corner…

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Long black hair. Motown, Carole King influence. Peter Paul and Mary had three dogs one night. One sweaty Christmas in the Fifth dimension. God I miss her.