your turn tuesday #5 gallery



billy

magnificent horns
frames two beautiful eyes
like parenthesis
ruth macintosh
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should i go to work
i may just play in the snow
it sure is beautiful
ed tabish
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malign the bovine
he is steering us wrong
confused cow ward
gery sasko
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this is bill

yup, that’s bill
stands his ground no matter what
... and that’s no bull
yulan san
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fear of sledgehammer

you're steering me wrong  
i'm not ready to retire
lots of labor left
normand chabot
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the ox strong as the winter blast
gentle as the fallen snow
uplifting those he sees
joanne kunz
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standing in the snow
patiently watching the world
turning into ice 
marie pejrimovska
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training bill to be an ox

first - he needs a name
bill - do this! bill - do that!
bill - walk straight ahead!
dan ravasio
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contradiction

strong as an ox they say
yet bill seems vulnerable
and has tender eyes
marilyn
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long horn mantra

my horns stand tall so
don't get in my way today
i will poke you hard
beth schalock
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i'm hungry

who are you?... got food?
the snow has covered my feed
please won't you feed me?
mark schalock
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run like hell

my eyes caught his stare
his hoof scratched up the snow
steam poured from his nose
darlene cliver
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an ox named bill

handsome by nature
wide indeed, taller than me
worked for years, now rest
mary k fogleboch
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a tiger is
a tiger... until
he's a pussy
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a bear is
a bear... until
he's a teddy
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a bull is
a bull... until
he's an ox
yulan san
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through snow, sleet and ice
seven days, my work precise
no mail on sundays
stephanie lynn
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can you see my track?
a worker i'll always be
today a snow plow
stephanie lynn

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looks aren't everything

black and white
dull nose sharp horns, come round with red
and you should steer clear
tom might
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my name is henry
i weigh 2,010 pounds
it's a lot of bull
ron chelsvig
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so many words to
describe you and what you do
but i call you “friend”
mary ellyn kunz
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harder still

days of work were hard
but harder still is the fact
days of work are done
dan ravasio

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