Gertrude
I've had a few pets like dogs and cats,
A gerbil, a hamster or two.
There was a horse, a mule, even a goat.
Why, I even had one that went MOO!
Now you'd think that with all of these pets,
There wouldn't be room for one more.
But I'm gonna tell ya that ain't so.
When it came to pets, I was never poor.
I had one particularly interesting pet,
Injured and hand raised since birth,
Come into my life when I was young.
No greater faithful pet was on earth.
I named her Gertrude, it just seemed right.
She was my constant companion for a time.
She'd follow no matter where I'd go.
Even through the mud, muck, and slime.
We were a mischievous pair we two.
Angering mom whenever we 'd dig.
The garden and flowers we often destroyed.
Well, what did she expect? My pet was a pig
Randall J. Beers
© April 8th 2000
