Ivy Giles


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…”

And most definitely here we do go again… a quick repost of a random rhyme… just because…

9 responses to “Ivy Giles”

  1. prenin avatar

    Random but good!!! 🙂

    Thanks for this one Tom! 🙂

    God Bless my friend!!! 🙂

    Prenin.

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      A pleasure, Prenin!

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  2. Let's CUT the Crap! avatar

    If it’s not one thing, it’s another. Never a boring moment at the mansion. Is her farm in the neighborhood? What a character and what a dog.

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Thanks, Tess. The farm was around here at some time or other!

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      1. Let's CUT the Crap! avatar

        Idon’t know how you keep things straight. 😮

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        1. Tom Merriman avatar

          You don’t? Join the club! 😀

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          1. Let's CUT the Crap! avatar

            I don’t multi-task well anymore, but I’m glad you can.

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  3. Diane Henders avatar

    Ha! Thanks for a giggle this morning! 🙂

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Glad you enjoyed it, Diane.

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