Only In Queens, New York\u00a0 (Limerick)
\nBy Madeleine Begun Kane<\/p>\n
“Wanna ride?” says a cop on the force.
\nI decline, though politely, of course.
\nI am tired, it’s true,
\nBut my joints do not rue
\nMy refusal. He’s riding a horse.<\/p>\n
(True story:\u00a0 A New York City cop on horseback offered me a ride after I complimented him on his beautiful (and gigantic) horse. Though tempted for roughly a nano-second, I took pity on my back and said a cowardly “no thanks.”)\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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