Posted by Hardy Parkerson, Atty. on 4/23/06

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Old Hardy went to court and then
Pled his case that he might win.
Throughout the trial the judge doze,
Until he heard old Hardy close.

"Yer, Honner, I know this case is borin';
But as I said when you were snorin',
Defendant failed to use due care;
Now plaintiff's damages he must repair.

"We've made our case and filed our brief;
Now we ask for just relief;
We've waited patiently for this day;
Now it's time the defendant pay.

"Plaintiff's neck did whip and lash;
And now she needs a stash of cash
To compensate her for her pains,
Cervical and lumbar strains."
-h.p.

The great trial lawyer from Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Gerry
Spence, liked this one and told me he was going to use it
in his next closing argument. Of course, I know he was
just being nice to me by bragging on my poem. He is a
great poet himself, as well as a great prose writer and
lawyer; and we poets know that every poet craves an
audience and a littlepraise, so Gerry was big enough to
say something good about even my ditty.

Sincerely,

Hardy Parkerson, Atty.
Lake Charles, LA

Old Hardy In Court, 4/23/06, by Hardy Parkerson, Atty..

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