A Hitch

I hitched my wagon to a star,

      Also my limousine;

My friends, who know the stellar life,

      Said I was pretty green.

I promptly scorned their good advice,

      And to the stars did look;

I hitched my wagon to a star,

      And also my pocketbook.

Alas! The star was not affixed,

      But led the planet race;

I found my wagon and my lim’

      Could not keep up the pace.

And when my pocketbook was flat

      I got the sweet “ha ha!”

She got another one who wished

      To hitch behind a star.

Sept. 3, ‘09