Horse Sense

“In shooing flies or hauling freightIt’s wiser to cooperate,For better jobs are sooner doneIf two take hold and work as one. Now, that’s a truth all horses know,They learned it centuries ago.When days are hot, and flies are thickCooperation does the trick. One tail, on duty at the rear,Can’t reach the fly behind the ear,But

Pass It On

When you get a special blessing     Through some tract or little book,Do not leave it idly lying     In a soon forgotten nook.There are others to be watered     Other hungry souls to feed;Why not seek to spread the blessing     That has reached you in your need?With its freshness yet upon you,     Ere the first glad glow

The Dieter’s Prayer

Lord grant me the strengthThat I may not fallInto the clutches of cholesterol.The road to hell is paved with butter,Cake is cursed, cream is awfulAnd Satan is hiding in every waffle.Beelzebub is a chocolate drop,Lucifer is a lollipop.Teach me the evils of Hollandaise,Of pasta and gobs of mayonnaise,And crisp fried chicken from the south.If you