A Beautiful Wyoming Flower

There are flowers growing in my lawn

They open up each day at dawn

They are just as healthy as can be

And also pretty, as you can see

I took a picture of this one

Just fooling around to have some fun

Just what it is nobody knows

I think it’s a Wyoming rose.

D.B.C.

Another Revoltin' Development in Cody, Wyo.

I went downtown the other day

To see what I could see

A smart young whipper-snapper there

Tried to mug me

I slapped his face right then and there

I should have turned and ran

He ups to me, I ups to him

And then the fight began

He doubled up his big right fist

And I hit it with my nose

It surely did surprise him

Here’s how the story goes

Then I jabbed his left finger

With my good left eye

It really hurt him so darn bad

That he began to cry

So then I threw him on the ground

I surprised him with that stunt

I think he must have weighted a ton

It really made me grunt

So then I stuffed my big left ear

In his mouth as we fell

I think it must have hurt him bad

Because it really made him yell

About that time a Cop came by

And helped him to his feet

Then I got up, I sure was mad,

And kicked him in the seat

So after I went home I thought

No more of him I’d see

I’ll bet now he won’t be so ornery

Since I learned him a thing or three!

D.B.C.

Another Exasperatin' Day in the Life of a Senior Citizen

Spring has sprung and winter’s gone

Now summer’s on the way

I felt so good I thought I’d wash

Some windows this fine day

I took my ladder, pail and soap

And started to wash one

I thought I heard a noise below

I had only just begun

I looked around, there on the lawn

Two friendly skunks I see

A mother and her stripped kid

Were smiling up at me

I climbed up higher and said “Scat!

Please kitties go away!”

But they just stood there on the lawn

They kept me there all day

I finally got so tired I hit

The big one with my pail

I see I shouldn’t have did that

‘Cause she raised up her tail

She sure got made and glared at me

And then I heard her say

“Come on and let us spray!”

The aroma that she sprayed on me

Caused me to holler “Phew!”

I held my nose and closed my eyes

It turned the air dark blue

I jumped down off that ladder

Still holding my poor nose

I ran into my shed out back

And took off all my clothes

Then as I headed for the house

In my old birthday suit

I heard a neighbor lady say

“My goodness! Ain’t he cute!”

I ran downstairs and took a shower

Though it wasn’t my bath day

I washed and washed on that darn smell

But it wouldn’t go away

I finally dressed and went outside

With a clothespin on my nose

I dug a hole in my back yard

And buried those old clothes

I haven’t washed the windows yet

That first try was a fright

Next time I try I’ll make darn sure

There ain’t no skunks in sight

D.B.C.