HOUR 8
(Use at least 5 of the following 10 words: beet, jacket, elk, carport, tremor bayou, elbow, lightbulb, cinnamon, bucket)
ADVENTURES WITH MILES THE ELK HERDER
Miles was a seasoned elk herder
Working for pleasure and cash.
Wearing his camouflage jacket
Through mountains and hillsides he’d dash.
He would head out early each morning
With his Cinnamon Latte in hand.
Enjoying a day in the sunshine
Herding elk all over the land.
He’d been walking awhile so he took pause
Laying down in the grass in the sun.
Propped up on his elbow he shouted
Damn my life is so fun!
OI’ Miles, he made lots of money
And he carefully invested each bill.
For soon he planned to retire.
Just the thought of it gave him the chills.
He’d invested some dollars in beet farms
Those funds made his bank account grow.
Once retired he’d take all his money
And move to a place void of snow.
The day finally came, Miles retired
With bucket list firmly in hand.
Pulling out from his carport he shouted
Damn my life is so grand!
With all his excitement and laughter
Miles had a bit of bad luck
He failed to stop at the red light
And was hit by an on coming truck.
Miles and his car went a rollin’
Over and over the hill
Miles struggled and climbed from the wreckage
What he saw next would give him a chill (and not the good kind)
His money he had all in small bills
Which had flown from his car and was found
Being grabbed up by those passing by then
Snatched up before touching the ground.
The ironic twist to this ending
Miles discovered and caused him to faint
The roadside was covered in red ooze
Wasn’t blood, and not even paint.
You see the truck that had hit him
Lost it’s load all over the ground,
The red stuff was actually beet juice
From a farm on the west side of town.
Luckily Miles had a good sense of humor
About starting his work life once more.
But the next time he invests in some beet juice
It will be at his town grocery store.