The name "Shakespeare" is synonymous with great literature. The Shakespeare of old is legendary. The Shakespeare quoted here is a legend in his own mind!

Join us as Shakespeare "The Equine" aka "Bear" reveals, through his meanderings of thought, an uncomplicated and somewhat cushy life down on the farm.

Welcome to Poet's Paddock!

Diluted

In paddock soggy see me bide
I cannot wait to go inside.
As rain in buckets ’round me teems
Of hay and carrots I have dreams.

The drips and drops that fall on me
Dilute my pastoral reverie,
And to escape is my one wish
Before this horse becomes a fish.

Soon by the gate stands mother dear.
I call to her, “I’m over here!”
She comes to me all smiles and joy,
I really am a lucky boy!

A carrot treat she offers me
Which I accept most gratefully.
And to the barn I then am lead
Where it is warm and dry instead.

Then once inside she heaves a sigh –
I’m sopping wet from toe to eye.
She towels me off; I don’t complain.
Just glad to be out of the rain.

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What a difference a few days make! Today there's snow on the ground but just a few days ago the rain was bucketing down and life outside was miserable. 

This poem is not new, but it certainly expresses how I felt that day. When the scribe showed up at the gate, carrot in hand, it was such a relief. I was tired of being soaked from head to toe and covered in mud (granted I did roll in it, so that was my fault ...). 

Sometimes I love to feel the elements — the wind in my mane; the rain on my face, and to roll in the mud … and sometimes I just want my mommy!

Having said that ... I can't complain too much. The scribe has been telling me about the flooding in Queensland, Australia, and the challenges facing my equine buddies in those parts. I dedicate this blog to them: Be brave everyone ... I hope you and your folks are able to return home and get back into the regular swing of things soon. There's something to be said for routine.

Please spare a thought for our Queensland friends.

Catch you again in Poet’s Paddock!

Shakespeare “The Equine”

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