Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, MY FATHER KEPT A HORSE, by ANONYMOUS


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MY FATHER KEPT A HORSE, by                    
First Line: My father kept a horse and my mother kept a mare
Last Line: "had a nip from the flea, had a bite from the louse"
Subject(s): Animals;family Life;horses; Relatives


My father kept a horse and my mother kept a mare,
My brother kept a dog and my sister kept a hare,
Had a ride from the horse, a foal from the mare,
Pleasure with the dog and sport with the hare.

My father kept a bull and my mother kept a cow,
My brother kept a boar and my sister kept a sow,
Had beef from the bull and a calf from the cow,
Had bacon from the boar and pigs from the sow.

My father kept a buck, my mother kept a doe,
My brother kept a tup, my sister kept a ewe,
Had venison from the buck, fawn from the doe,
Had mutton from the tup, lamb from the ewe.

My father kept a cock, my mother kept a hen,
My brother kept a robin, my sister kept a wren,
Had chickens from the cock, eggs from the hen,
Had young ones from the robin, fed by the wren.

My father kept a cat, my mother kept a mouse,
My brother kept a flea, my sister kept a louse,
Had a scratch from the cat, had a squeak from the mouse,
Had a nip from the flea, had a bite from the louse.





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