Mar 2022
There once was a stubborn horse named Robert
Who wished he could send his owner into orbit
Robert was named after my grandfathers close friend
Stubborn, to take advice or suggestions, he'd never bend
For when he was called, only to my grandmother he’d respond
Because of my grandfather for some reason, he wasn’t too fond
On Roberts back my grandfather would climb
And rode him to the fields, to work till dinner time
Grandfather always wondered if Robert ever caught on
To his nemesis who always pulled a bait and switch con
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Who wished he could send his owner into orbit
Robert was named after my grandfathers close friend
Stubborn, to take advice or suggestions, he'd never bend
For when he was called, only to my grandmother he’d respond
Because of my grandfather for some reason, he wasn’t too fond
On Roberts back my grandfather would climb
And rode him to the fields, to work till dinner time
Grandfather always wondered if Robert ever caught on
To his nemesis who always pulled a bait and switch con
All rights reserved
Copyright 2022
True poem My grandmother always had to call the Robert the Horse for my grandfather, but my grandfather got on his back and rode to the fields to work.
