Jenny, Jack, and John

A poem by Beverly Stock.

Their size of parts do not match

With great big pointed ears

Their hair is short a forelock

Their voices gruff and weird.

A female’s called a Jenny

An intact male’s called Jack

A snipped male is called a John

With small tails, that’s a fact.

Mix with a striped Zebra’s stock,

Real sweet, but sterile too

Then that makes a new Zedonk

Let’s just leave the gene pools.

If you haven’t guessed it yet,

Whether Jennys or Jacks,

John, the Donkey is my pet

Think 20 Mule Team Borax.

Beverly Stock is an American poet living in St. Louis. Her work has been published on ClassicalPoets.org, at theChainedMuse.com, on Persimmontree.Org, and on the Webzine Lighten Up Online.