Poetry

It's interesting to note that, although I would not consider myself a fan of poetry, I have plenty of poems I like: "The Raven", "The Sycophantic Fox and the Gullible Raven", "Barbara Fritchie", "Paul Revere's Ride", "The Hunt"....the list goes on and includes a very wide range.

On the other hand I have a list of poems I don't like too, especially such sad ones--although beautifully written--as "The Wreck of the Hesperus" and "The Highwayman."

Here's one that I do like: "The Melancholy Pig."

There was a Pig that sat alone,
Beside a ruined Pump.
By day and night he made his moan:
It would have stirred a heart of stone
To see him wring his hoofs and groan
Because he could not jump.

Purely out of curiosity, I would like to know how many of my readers know who wrote this little beauty. If you don't know--and ONLY if you don't know--try guessing at it and see if you can get it.

P.s. I looked around online for a couple minutes to try to find a clever quotation to use as the title for my post, and although I didn't find a quotation that would fit, I came across this one:

If you can't learn to do it well, learn to enjoy doing it badly.— Ashleigh Brilliant

Very good advice, especially for people like me who tend to get depressed after playing any sports (except Ping-pong and Badminton) for long with their closest friend who lives in New York and NEVER posts.