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DODO-ITSU-not a Dodoitsu

With long legs and elongated beak he came,
wearing trunks and a black sash 'round his waist,
smelling of 'High Karate' and wearing a blue headband,
the 'bad-seed' leader of Jujitsu and martial arts, we all faced!

This was no panty-waist or mealy-mouth bird-brain,
no chicken-livered fowl that worked for scratch,
No!  Here was a true blue hero, a real egg-ample to us all,
Dodo-itsu - master fighter, a feathered leader that all hens longed to catch!

For years he taught us how to fight with beak, claw and wing,
and then for some strange reason, he packed up and went away,
some say that he got too old to teach and then became extinct,
but I believe that he was called to battle and still is fighting today!

©Jane Richer
02/26/2005

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  1. Date: 2/27/2012 7:08:00 AM

    Another outstanding piece Jane. Love, Carol

    Richer Avatar Jane Richer Date: 2/27/2012 2:36:00 PM Block poet from commenting on your poetry

    That style of poetry was just perfect for something foul, haha! Love Jane