Poetry Monday :: Tell a Joke

 If you want to read some more, and better  poetry,  Diane - who has taken over the hosting of  this challenge - and Mimi of Messymimi's Meanderings - who also supplies us with topics - are writing wonderful, funny, thought-provoking, ingenious and honestly well written verse. Go and read.

  Karen of Baking in a Tornado has joined us in this crazy pursuit, and promises us at least a poem a month - may  we hope for more!
  SpikesBestMate often publishes a nice verse in the comments.

  Jenny at Procrastinating Donkey who has been a faithful participant, is slowly returning to blogging after her husband's passing from this world. Let's continue to send warm thoughts, good energy, and lots of prayers her way. And dare we hope that she will join Poetry Monday again.


This Mondays topic is Tell a Joke. That's a tall order, telling a joke and rhyming. But you've all got to bear with me while I fumble through this one.

By night you hear coyotes howl,
But never during days.
Why is it? Ask the wise old owl,
And hear well what it says.

By day the sun is shining bright,
The coyotes beware.
But coyotes, by weak moon light,
Don't see the cacti, dear.

That's all folks!

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Wind (August 23)
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