Author: zenrules

It’s amazing what comes to mind during the day!

Joan Sutherland – lucia di lammermoor

Without lies humanity would perish of despair and boredom.
Anatole France

Goodnight everyone, sleep well.

The sun was hot already – it was only 8 o’clock
The cocky took off in his Ute, to go and check his stock.
He drove around the paddocks checking wethers, ewes and lambs,
The float valves in the water troughs, the windmills on the dams.

He stopped and turned a windmill on to fill a water tank
And saw a ewe down in the dam, a few yards from the bank.
“Typical bloody sheep,” he thought, “they’ve got no common sense,
“They won’t go through a gateway but they’ll jump a bloody fence.”

Continue reading “Aussie poem”

Old Farmer’s Advice

“Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong.”

“Keep skunks and bankers at a distance.”

“Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.”

“A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor.”

“Words that soak into your ears are whispered…….not yelled.”

Continue reading “Reflections on life”

God Said, Adam I Want you to do Something for me.”

Adam said, “Gladly, Lord, what do You want me to do?”

God said, “Go down into that valley.”

Adam said, “What’s a valley?”

God explained it to him.

Then God said, “Cross the river.”

Adam said, “What’s a river?” !

God explained that to him, and then said, “Go over to the hill…….”

Adam said, “What is a hill?”

So, God explained to Adam what a hill was.

He told Adam, “On the other side of the hill you will find a cave”

Adam said, “What’s a cave?”

! After God explained, he said, “In the cave you will find a Woman.” Continue reading “Seeing as it’s Sunday…”

The Immolation, Gotterdammerung

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Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves are its only safe depositories.
Thomas Jefferson

Goodnight everyone, sleep well.

In the year 2009, the Lord came unto Noah, who was now living in Australia ,

and said, ‘Once again, the earth has become wicked and over-populated, and

I see the end of all flesh before me.

Build another Ark and save 2 of every living thing along with a few good humans.’

He gave Noah the plans, saying, ‘You have 6 months to build the Ark before I

will start the unending rain for 40 days and 40 nights.’

Six months later, the Lord looked down and saw Noah weeping in his yard –

Continue reading “Twould be funny, twere it not true”

Johnny Nash