A Horse named Robert
A horse named Robert
There once was a stubborn horse named Robert
Who wished he could send his owner into orbit
For when he was called, only to my grandmother he’d respond
Because 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
About this poem
True poem written about my grandfathers stubborn horse that was named after his stubborn friend Robert. It's true that the horse would never go to my grandfather when called, only Robert would come when my grandmother Winnie called him and then my grandfather would hop on his back and go to the fields to work all day. (1933)
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Written on April 01, 2022
Submitted by longevitykentucky on April 19, 2022
Modified on April 21, 2023
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| Scheme | A AX BB CC DD |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
| Characters | 442 |
| Words | 83 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
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