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Sunday, November 15, 2020

Old Mule

Today
I'll take the
old mule down
to Mr. Culbertson

He'll know
what to do
For a bad knee
and arthritis
not the mule's,
mine.

I couldn't be
more lucky
than to know
the Culbertson's,
Basin folk
each and every one.

A remedy
from Mrs. Culbertson
should fix my knee
if not my pride

When an old mule
did decide
to lie down
with a fool
still astride.