Verse And Worse

Random Wit, Errant Rhyme. Not A Literary Crime

My next-door neighbour Mary
Turned her yard into a prairie
She wears cowboy shirts and collars
As she stomps, whoops and hollers

Verse And Worse

Random Wit, Errant Rhyme. Not A Literary Crime

I coulda been a rock star but I never had the voice
I coulda been a monarch but I never had the choice
I coulda been a cowboy but I never had a Stetson
I coulda been a jockey but I’m too tall to put bets on

Hell's Angle

Biker Is Saddled With Flower Power

Photographs copyright: DAVID McMAHON

In the old days, a cowboy would sling his panniers across the broad back of his trusty stallion. Now, it seems, some motorcyclists have custom-built storage containers on their hogs. I spotted this motorcycle parked on the side of a road in India when I was there three weeks ago. As someone who rode a motorcycle for ten years (there's something you didn't know about me) I have a terrific empathy for anyone on two wheels.

What really struck me about this scene (above) was the fact that the owner must surely have been a Sensitive New Age Guy.

Have a good look at the close-up version (below) and tell me if you spot the little details that caught my eye. First, check out the hand-painted floral patterns and the intricate, symmetrical border. Second, you gotta give the guy credit for the red heart and the word "Love" painted in the middle of the heart.

And I'm awarding him several brownie points for the fact that whoever crafted the metal storage unit even went so far as to incorporate a delicate clasp and lock. It's a pretty big lock - and it's a perfect colour match for the metal. Thumbs-up for that.

But I was rather disconcerted to notice that the chrome exhaust stack had taken a bit of punishment. The owner loses points for the oil streaks, as well as fact that the exhaust pipe had copped more battering than a plate of fish and chips.