Poem: The Horse, The Mule, The Ass

The Horse, The Mule, The Ass Behold the horse the mule the ass standing there slowly masticating the long green grass The horse full of pride For tomorrow his master will take him for a ride To his master's love, they will go He will ask her to marry And he will carry away to fields greenest His white main shining in all its glory Pride growing in his magnificent chest With him in tow, he knows, she simply can't say no The ass, lazy as always Tomorrow his master is going to move some firewood, as always And he is going to make himself a burden, as always His master will scream and curse Thereafter his master will resort to his cane As always he will make sure only to move after the hundredth blow The mule knows his master will need his help to move some bricks He will not fuss or try any tricks It is not pleasant work But it is what keeps him and his master fed And when it grows dark And in good conscience the land of dreams he can embark copyright reserved...