Olympic Dreams
(A Limericked Lament for a Western Event)
The famous Olympics would ne'er be the same.
I'd rope and I'd ride,
Race barrels beside,
And go for the gold without tremors or shame.
But this is a plunge that I simply can't take;
No rodeos offered, for dear pity's sake.
It's still a mirage,
Just jumps and dressage,
But true down-home cowgirls do not belly-ache.
And yet, in the finest of dreams, I'll pretend
A medal supply from my neck will suspend,
My colt, maned in blond
Of whom I'm most fond,
Will carry me past our wits' end.
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