Chicken Or the Egg

Eggs for breakfast,
And eggs for lunch,
More for dinner,
Eggs to munch, munch, munch!

Eggs hard boiled or over easy,
Poached or scrambled light and fluffed,
Never met one I didn’t like,
Maybe in an omelet or whipped and stuffed.

Which came first the chicken or the egg?
I’m sure I’d have to say,
The chicken then the egg,
For we would have eaten the egg right away!

So when you start your day,
Grab an egg or two,
Just toss into a skillet or a pot,
And thank a chicken when you do.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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De Beaulieu Avatar
October 8, 2019 at 11:46 AM
Hello Timothy McGuire, I love this poem.Yes I thank the chicken for the egg. Have a nice day my friend.
Mcguire Avatar
October 8, 2019 at 3:57 PM
You too!
Mcguire Avatar
October 8, 2019 at 3:56 PM
Thank you Darlene
Allison Avatar
April 18, 2018 at 1:38 PM
what a fun poem Timothy, I seldom eat eggs but did buck the trend with a mushroom and cheese souffle omelette yesterday i'd forgotten just how good they taste:-) hugs Jan xx
Mcguire Avatar
April 18, 2018 at 7:38 PM
Thank you Jan!
Gauthier Avatar
April 18, 2018 at 1:00 PM
A fun poem, Timothy. Well done.
Gondolf Avatar
April 18, 2018 at 7:38 AM
A very logical answer to a very perplexing question. John
Mcguire Avatar
April 18, 2018 at 7:38 PM
It was bothering me so I wrote the poem for the answer
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