Bigger and Better
You shouldn't have been so greedy
And at the feed box shovin'.
For every four pounds that you gained
It's an hour in the oven.
I'm sorry if your Thanksgiving
Is something less than happy.
You should have listened to your ma
When she talked about your pappy.
She said that he was greedy,
Chased the others from the trough.
He was so big and looked so good
They chopped his proud head off.
Your brothers not so bold as you
Will live for another year.
I grab another drumstick as
I brush away a tear.
Joyce Johnson
for Donna's contest. won 7th
Copyright © Joyce Johnson | Year Posted 2009
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