Number 131, In the Corner.

In the Corner

In the field next door to us,

Arrived a herd of cows;

Rufus thought he’d make a fuss,

That none of us allows.

It isn’t that he does them harm,

Barking through the gate,

But sneaking up causes alarm,

And then they get irate.

Every now and then they get,

A nasty shock or two;

When accidentally they let

Their guard down, he goes BOO!

We try to tell him not to go,

But he just thinks its fun,

To race around the paddock so

The cows begin to run.

One of these days he’ll get a shock,

When they have had enough;

They’ll gather and together block,

Rufus and call his bluff.

Cornered he might come unstuck;

Cows can be big and scary,

A Rufus run right out of luck,

Might find it rather hairy!

Instead of barking off his head,

He’ll cower on the floor;

Squeaking like a mouse instead,

And frighten them no more!

And if he’s still a stupid mutt,

And harries them again,

He’s going to get a hefty butt,

That makes him feel some pain!

 

© Stephen Saunders

Hugh Bennewitz has responded to a request I made to a number of Art Colleges and Universities in the US to collaborate on my rhymes and illustrate them.  Hugh indicated a preference for this story of Rufus being cornered by the cows, and I am looking forward to seeing his visual interpretations with a view to creating an illustrated and potentially interactive Apple i-book. Watch this space! You can see more of his work at the link below.

Stephen-

Your listing is very entertaining. (Others on the site could take a lesson.) that particular site is also for alumni of the college. I attended from 1978 to '82 and had Mary GranPre as a fellow student in some illustration classes. She of the US version of the Harry Potter book covers and chapter headers. I taught her every thing she knows. (sarcasm)

Anyhow, I would be interested in talking further about your very fun sounding book projects and share your opinions about the value of a good illustrator to compliment quality writing.

I am currently working on my own illustrated young readers book and have done some published covers and interior illos in the past.

Here are a few samples of various styles of my work. You can see more at :

www.hughbennewitz.com