Sandy Conlon: Pig poem
[With apologies to Rory Clow who made a reasonable proposal to Steamboat Springs City Council, which would allow pet pigs in the city limits.]
Pig Pets
The species porcine
Identifies a creature many think sublime;
If City Council allows pet pigs to be
Can they also run free
Unbound by pesky leashes
Swim in the river with the Yampa’s fishes?
Participate in pig races
Play at pig parks
and walk in pig-designated places
Council can rename
Important byways and streets
Pork Place and Slop Hollow
A business start-up might soon follow
Selling a special pig poo picker-upper
Or certain elite pigs could be invited to the local community supper
To eat not to be eaten
Such a guest surely cannot be beaten
And well-behaved pigs can attend any council meetings
Trained to meet each proposal with appropriate squealings
And while rejecting projects over five stories high
Council can now exclaim, “In a pig’s eye!
We’ll not allow that sty in the sky!”
Sandy Conlon
Steamboat Springs
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