Charles Tschaggeny, Belgian
“I’m Just Saying, Chuck, I Wouldn’t Get Too Comfortable Leaving All Your Crap Out Here in the Open. They’re Forecasting Rain For a Year From Next Thursday,” 1858
Oil on panel
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/// The mare’s rider expressed his remorse
that he hadn’t yet watered his horse.
The oasis nearby
had a meager supply
of fresh water that seeped from the source.
/// In the hot desert sun, not to slake
the white horse’s thirst was a mistake.
This Arabian steed
staked there near Shaikh Rashid
could do nothing but watch Shaikh and bake.
/// “I’ve got long pipes if you care to smoke,
but the heat of it may make you choke.
Smoke’s cooled if you took a
drag using a hookah,
but no water’s to spare; try a toke.”