This Poem was Submitted By: Monica ONeill On Date: 2002-03-24 17:33:36 . . . Click Here To Mail this Poem to a Friend!

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BULL ONE, CAR ZERO

The two lane road lie waiting One morn on Emerald Isle, Known for forty shades of green, Heather blossoms, an easy smile. Our little car ran smoothly, But oh, what is this now? Big as a house upon the road, A grumpy old male cow. His head held down, eyes wide astare At our obvious intrusion. The rusty chrome and faded red Were causing much confusion. We honked the horn, "Please move! We must be on our way!" Black spotted bull just trotted up, Perhaps he wants to play? But no, the look was not A friendly glance, but rather A stare of unrequited lust, He was in quite a lather. We stared back at maddened male And thought, "Boy, this is rich!" Before we could reverse the car He'd pushed us in the ditch. The radiator now has a hole, He's punched in the grill, Six feet down from roadway's top We're captive, holding still. The bull stares down in anger, He's really not amused. The rival he has booted off Has left him quite confused. Inside the battered car We stare back up and wait, Hopefully some passerby Will stop and see our fate. The Garda come to rescue With tranquilizer dart, From the object of obsession The bull is forced to part. We crawl out of dented car Battered but in amuse, A pub tale we have this day, One Holstein's love short fuse. Safe inside the Garda car, We grin and start to giggle. "Only a Yank," my cousin says, "Could get in such a pickle!"

Copyright © March 2002 Monica ONeill

Additional Notes:
"Yank" in this instance, is what they call Americans in Ireland. Doesn't matter where we live, we are all "Yanks". "Holstein" is a breed of dairy cow. On my last trip to Ireland, this really happened, and I wrote a short story about it on the spot. It goes into a lot more detail. I just pulled it out of the closet this morning, and this poem was the result. It's just for laughs. Oh, and about my cousin, she lives in Ireland, and she was driving.....


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