Ewe

 

 

Ewe could be a goat

Or ewe may be a sheep

Don’t expect to tell the difference

Simply by the bleat.

 

Ewe might eat bush

Or grass ewe may eat,

Still ewe might be a goat

Or even a silly sheep.

 

Ewe may wear a coat

Of brown or black

But even ewe

Mightn’t know this fact.

 

 

Ewe could jump and run

And even frolic a bit

But could ewe be a goat?

Not from where I sit.

 

I am not kidding

Or behaving sheepishly,

If you have a minute or so

Check your dictionary.

 

Ewe is a female sheep

For certain, never a goat,

Ewe can only produce lambs

No kidding, no joke.

 

So, what was the purpose

Regarding these lines?

Seeing is believing

But not hearing every time.

 

 

If you listen to this poem

You’ll see what I mean,

A little insulting in the beginning

If heard and not seen.

 

Check out the ewe before

And you thereafter

And if you could lighten up a bit

Enjoy some laughter.

 

Thank God you can speak

While ewe only bleat

And if Jesus is your shepherd

That makes you his sheep.

 

 

By the way, I used poetic license

For ewe and not ewes,

If you know anything about poetry

This would not be news.

 

However, if you still feel

I should replace ewe with ewes,

Let me close by saying

You’re entitled to your views.

 

Stewart Russell © December 4, 2020