Gregory Richard Barden Poet Rhyme

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afoul of a fowl

( duck’s confession )


time has come for getting tough
          for I have now had quite enough
               day-after-day this kid comes 'round
     to pester me like some old hound

pelting me with day-old bread
          and poking posies at my head
               calling me these cutesy names
     and forcing me to kiddie games

her silly parties, cakes and tea
          are not what they're quacked up to be
               hugging spells I've barely weathered
     if not for her, I'm fully-feathered

and if you please, I've had my fill
          her painting lipstick ‘pon my bill
               now she's pulled the final straw
     a rare offense of barnyard law -

spraying me with bottled water
          (wait 'til she sees what it's got her)
               now it's MY turn for some fun
     I've got that chicky on the run …

perhaps she'll learn, now run amuck
          that "NO" means nothing ...

                    to a duck.





~ POETRY AGAINST POVERTY ~

( photographic art created copyright-free by the author with Gemini AI / Meta AI software )

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Alison A Smith October 5, 2026 at 9:20 PM The jaunty rhyming couplets and staggered layout give this duck’s confession a lively, waddling rhythm. Playful wordplay and mounting indignation make the beleaguered bird an engaging comic character, while the isolated final line lands with perfect cheeky timing.