THE HORSE AUCTION
By Donna Penley Th’ horse was old, past his prime when they led him into th’ ring; Had a cut on his knee, but it wasn’t bad . I wondered what he would bring. Was hunting a mount for my grandson. Wanted something I could trust; Th’ horse wasn’t lame ’didn’t look bad, if you looked past the dirt an’ the dust. Th’ auctioneer started making his spiel, said th’ horse was 16 years old; An’ that gelding reined just like a champ – th’ kind that’s worth pure gold. I put up my hand when he started at Three, just ,to see how the biddin’ would go; But someone else had th’ same idea, an’ his price began to grow. After awhile bids started t’ lag. I was hoping against hope, That I would prevail an’ buy this ol’ horse, but so did some other folk. My grandson’s birthday was in just two days. He wanted a horse real bad; I wanted to make him into a horseman like I had made of his dad. Th‘ bid was at Eight Hundred an’ Five. They headed th’ horseout th’ door; My bid was low, not quite up to snuff, so I bid Twenty Five more. Th’ woman sitting across th’ ring must o’ wanted the horse just as bad; She raised my bid by Ten dollars. She was starting to make me mad! Th’ price was now at Eight Hundred an’ Forty. I was beginning to feel real low; How would I feel if I went home without him? I was running out of dough. I decided then to bid one more time. After that I’d have to go home; An’ to my delight, the woman quit bidding, an’ that surprised me some. Then, as I loaded th’ horse in my trailer, I noticed across th’ way, That same woman was loading a pony, an’ I heard her girlfriend say: “You got a good price for ol’ Buck over there. But, don’t ya feel some remorse? Taking some dumb cowboy for a ride by bidding on your own horse?” I could do nothing but get in my truck, feelin’ real stupid and dumb. But, after all, it was worth it. Ol’ Buck would have a good home! Copyright Protected
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AuthorDonna Penley is a Cowgirl Poet with deep Kansas roots who has been writing cowboy poetry for over twenty five years. She is a real Cowgirl and an ex-barrel racer. Archives
March 2017
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