the boy pumps and pumps
the bucket leaks and leaks
unfulfilling task

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I'm a wife, mom & grandma, homemaker, avid reader, blogger, and nature lover enjoying country living. I write short stories, poems, and share life experiences, adding a dash of humor whenever I can.
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“There’s a hole in the bucket, dear Henry, dear Henry;
There’s a hole in the bucket, dear Henry, hole.” 🙂
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The grass is greenest around the water pump?
Thanks for your little chorus. The old tune, “There’s a hole in the old oaken bucket” may have prompted this verse. 🙂
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Oh, alas, alas
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He’s hoping his dad will finally spring for a new pail before the well runs dry. 🙂
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Nice idea
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In one end and out the other! Sounds a bit like my bank account!
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Thanks for your comment. I hadn’t thought of it in that way, but it’s a good analogy. You could surely write a haiku on that. 😉
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