Where Are The Horses? Poem by Cowboy Ron Williams

Where Are The Horses?

Rating: 5.0


In all of the Christmas nativity scenes
that I have seen, there are always cows
and sheep, sometimes goats and donkeys
but I have never seen one with a horse.

Were there no horses in Bethlehem
back in those days?

Were the shepherds always on foot
while they were tending their flocks?
What a great tool a horse would have
been to them!

Some of my best friends are horses.
Nothing is more valuable to a cowboy
than a good horse.

I think horses should at least have
equal rights with donkeys
in nativity scenes.

For every donkey in a nativity scene,
there should be at least one horse.
Write to your congressman at once!

Where Are The Horses?
Monday, December 21, 2020
Topic(s) of this poem: horses
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Tongue-in-cheek writing.
Your congressman can't help, so don't bother him.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Susan Williams 03 January 2021

You have me laughing myself off my chair! ! ! Dang, that was a fun read! ! ! Only the rich and the Romans had horses so I fear our best friends had better accomodations

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Mahtab Bangalee 21 December 2020

Were there no horses in Bethlehem back in those days? -it makes me to think about the equal rights of horses with donkeys

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Dr Dillip K Swain 16 April 2022

Some of my best friends are horses. Nothing is more valuable to a cowboy than a good horse.....endearing expression! I admire your love for your horses!

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Linda Bella Wassermeister 08 August 2021

You are a master of subtle humor. This tongue-in-cheek writing had me laughing until my sides hurt!

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Susan Williams 03 January 2021

Top marks for this entertaining poem, my friend. I so needed a good laugh!

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Susan Williams 03 January 2021

One horse fled the premises with cowboy-not-so-wise-man in hot pursuit. Another horse sought sanctuary inside the church. The third horse was bomb and spotlight proof

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Susan Williams 03 January 2021

But I agree! A horse for every manger scene. But make sure to hold practices at night--one local church practiced in the day and had replaced camels with three horses. Things went west at night.

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