Ivy Giles’ Animals


A nonsense rhyme for Wednesday:

Ivy Giles is the farmer’s wife
Or was, as the case may be
For when she was in her human life
It was Seventeen Sixty-Three

Patience, her faithful dog
Had a loud and ferocious bark
And Silas, her trusty mog
Had an aversion to the dark

She had a pig named Primrose Blue
Who didn’t like the cat
He wasn’t keen on Patience too,
And sadly that was that

The pig would chase the cat and hound
All across the fields
So Ivy took the pig to town
To the traders and their deals

With the coins she bought a cow
And named her Henrietta
But by her farm she heard a row
As she was greeted by her setter

The dog didn’t like the cow you see
And she chased her down the lane
Ivy Giles laughed inwardly
And thought “Here we go again…”

15 responses to “Ivy Giles’ Animals”

  1. Let's CUT the Crap! avatar

    With a face like that, I don’t blame the dog. Ha ha. Good laugh. Funny and enjoyable.

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Thanks, Tess. The more I look at that cow’s face, the more it grows on me. It’s cute now!

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  2. prenin avatar

    Nice one Tom – still smiling!!! 🙂

    God Bless!

    Prenin.

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Thanks, Prenin… I felt like writing a bit of nonsense fun yesterday!

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  3. jennygoth666 avatar

    is that what you call the funny farm lol loved it crazy n fun xjen

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      It seems that way, Jen!
      I’m sure there are more animals that live on that farm… maybe we’ll meet them one day as well…!
      Glad you liked it!

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  4. europasicewolf avatar

    Aww! I like that cow! But it does seem that Ivy Giles had a REALLY hard time one way or the other!!

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      You’re right, Icewolf, but Ivy Giles loved to be kept busy…

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      1. europasicewolf avatar

        Just as well! Not like she has much choice in the matter!

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  5. Deb avatar

    I so enjoyed this one Tom…good one! 🙂

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Thanks, Deb. I took a little walk down Random Lane with that one!

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  6. aFrankAngle avatar

    Thanks for the chuckles … what a mugshot!

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Thanks, Frank. It is rather an unflattering photo, isn’t it?

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  7. shreejacob avatar

    Nice poem! *claps*..lol

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