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March 03rd, 2017

3/3/2017

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THE OUTHOUSE ROOSTER
By Donna Penley


The boys teased him, threw rocks at him, which often caused him pain;
And they turned an ordinary big ol’ rooster into a fearsome thing.
This once harmless little chick turned out real big an’ mean;
Tturned his bill to razor sharp, long spurs honed up real keen.
Now,  into this homestead mixture we paint one little girl;
Whose fear of the nasty ol’ rooster quite changed her little world.
When the time came to take a trip to that little house out back,
She glanced around in trepidation for fear of his attack.

He was always watching her -- knew where she had to go,
Then he’d hide an’ stalk her -- keeping his profile low.
He’d let her get inside the door, to her he was unseen,
As he paced the ground before the shanty -- like a
sentry  on the green.
Then he’d begin to make a noise like a growl deep in his chest,
Just to let her feel his presence -- to put her to the test.
Her little heart would begin to race, an’ she knew he’d  trapped her there;
There was no escape now and she knew it.  He had her fair an’ square!


She’d begin to call in panic  -- “Mommy,  Mommy -- help me please!”
While outside the outhouse door the rooster paced,  she stood on trembling knees.
Her brothers would sometimes rescue her, after letting her sweat some;
And although she knew they’d caused this thing, she was happy when they’d come.
What happened to that rooster is a lesson we must learn.
You never know the outcome of life’s most simple turns.
There is a moral here, my friend, which we all know is true.
Don’t ever bully anything, ‘cause it just might turn on you!

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    Donna 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.

    Donna writes about all phases of cowboy life, with lots of humor woven in. Her poem Carrie Nation hangs in the Carrie Nation Museum in Medicine Lodge, Kansas.

    As a benefit for the blind and sight impaired, Great Empire Broadcasting produced a cassette tape of her poetry and distributed it to all Kansas public libraries (
    No Preservatives Added : a collection of cowboy poetry).

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