Limerick: The Old Water Trough Poem by Kim Barney
Limerick: The Old Water Trough
The old water trough is empty now.
I thought it would be the same, somehow.
I've been gone a few years;
Now I'll shed a few tears.
That thing is not fit for deer nor cow.
When I was a kid (many, many years ago)this water trough was in full use. It had been installed to water the cattle that wandered about on the hillside at the time, but it also attracted the deer. It was very rare to be able to drive up from Hunter's Flat to Big Lake and not see deer drinking from this tank.
How sad it was to see that the trough is no longer being used. There is a big metal storage tank above the trough, which some idiots have punctured with bullets from high-powered rifles. The rubber hose that used to connect the tank to the trough has also been severed.
Another sad reminder that I'm not a kid any more.
But don't ever try to fill it with your tears.....! Ha.... ha!
I am glad you are using the limerick form for narrative. The more you use it the easier it is to write yet another. I love the discipline of this form. I find it entertaining
Now I'll shed a few tears. That thing is not fit for deer nor cow... I know your feeling and grief. The trough is no more in use due to unhuman persons. A poem having stunning expression has been shared. Thank u sir.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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9/16/2025 4:19:21 PM # 1.0.0
It is rather sad to see things growing old and worse when they have been forgotten. Restore that old trough even if there's no deer it will become a bird bath. Loving your limericks.