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Rett
Rett
Jan 31, 2009 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

The Poet and the Pig

The Poet and the Pig

A poet came upon a pig
Penned up in a sty
Quite muddy and content
In a wallow he was a-lie

Digraceful said the poet
Happiness you lack
If I had water I would pour it
Upon your head so black

The poet was annoyed
By then, so was the pig
Looking less than overjoyed
"Oink" he said to the prig!



Which title would sound better?
1. The Poet and the Pig
2. The Pig and the Prig


— Rett, Jan 31, 2009

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Region, Country: Southern Texas, USA

Favorite Poets: Dickenson, Longfellow

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prayersbyPatty

17 years 4 months ago

Rett

This is very funny! Bout time we had some humor..... favorite line Oink he said to the prig! The pig and the prig..... LOL Patty
Rett

Rett

17 years 4 months ago

*LOL* you got it!

Time for a spot of humor. Dang place getting plumb gloomy lately. Respectfully, Rett: "Next time you think you're perfect, walk on water."
Rett

Rett

17 years 4 months ago

Thanks Janice

Sometimes you just have to laugh! Respectfully, Rett: "Next time you think you're perfect, walk on water."
Rett

Rett

17 years 4 months ago

Thanks John

It was getting to gloomy here and we poets sometimes get too full of ourselves. *L* Respectfully, Rett: "Next time you think you're perfect, walk on water."
Rett

Rett

17 years 4 months ago

*LOL* Thank you

I thought you would like it. Respectfully, Rett: "Next time you think you're perfect, walk on water."
Janice Pearce

Janice Pearce

17 years 4 months ago

The Poet and the Pig

ROTFLMAO!! ______________________________________________________ Income-tax forms should be more realistic by allowing the taxpayer to list "Uncle Sam" as a dependent Anonymous
deelilah

deelilah

17 years 4 months ago

Are you talking dirty?

I like 'The Poet and the Pig'. Please though, tell me, is a-lie a fib or the pig lying in a wallow? Amusing. Deelilah
deelilah

deelilah

17 years 4 months ago

Are you talking dirty?

I like 'The Poet and the Pig'. Please, though, tell me, is a-lie a fib or the pig lying in a wallow? Amusing. Deelilah
Rett

Rett

17 years 4 months ago

*LOL*

a-lie is lying down, a lie is a fib. Real oinker isn't it? *LOL* Sorry, made a pig of myself. lie has two definitions. lie, lying- is to lay down as in prone position. Lie is also a fib or prevarication. *L* Respectfully, Rett: "Next time you think you're perfect, walk on water."
themoonman

themoonman

17 years 4 months ago

Rett...

loved the humor within and between... thanks for the smile... Richard
Rett

Rett

17 years 4 months ago

Thanks Richard

Always happy to give a smile to someone! Respectfully, Rett: "Next time you think you're perfect, walk on water."
Barbara Writes

Barbara Writes

17 years 4 months ago

great humor

the poet and the pig i say. it's the basis of the poem unless you change poet to prig just my thought ~~~~~~~~~ Be whoever you are At all times, and Remember that Because of this, people will Always Respect, and Admire you ©2008Leonard Respectfully Yours, Barbara
Rett

Rett

17 years 3 months ago

Thanks Leonard

Glad you got a smile out of it. I appreciate it! Respectfully, Rett: "Next time you think you're perfect, walk on water." If government is the answer, it's a stupid question!
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Quillsvein1

17 years 4 months ago

this was

funny and reflects very well the sometimes groundless discontent of the poet/thinker: i'd be with the pig on this one, and i would definitely say that "the prig and the pig" would be better. the prig assaulting the pig has some issues. funny and accomplished poem! GB
Rett

Rett

17 years 3 months ago

thank GB

I have met a few very obnoxious poets in person that think they are the be-all and end-all of poetry. So I guess you could say it is dedicated to them. *G* Glad you got a laugh out of it. Thank you. Respectfully, Rett: "Next time you think you're perfect, walk on water." If government is the answer, it's a stupid question!