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.
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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.
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.