Chicken With a Gun

Early morning  wakens  and  as the cockerel starts to crow,
Mr fox starts his  hunting 
 and toward the coup he goes,
Peeking through the door way and thinking of his fun,
 face to face he is now paralysed, "it’s a chicken with a gun" ! .

“Well Mr fox the hen says ,smiling  with a s , 
my clucking nerves are tender this morning,
 what with my feather on this trigger.

“Please don’t shoot my golden friend for my paws are in the air , all of a sudden my appetites gone and for chicken I don’t care .

Oh Mr fox , the way you act ,
 you’re a constant causes of trouble ,
One step closer on your behalf , 
And both barrels will shoot you double
.
The Hen jumped down from her perch above  as the others beat their wings ,
I can assure you  fox I have more in this box, and BB,s do more 
than sting .

"Please  wait Mrs chuck",
the fox did plead ,
 Are you not being a wee bit hasty,
 With his paws still up he could not help
but think this chicken still looked tasty.

Closer she edged and primed the gun , 
and aimed it at his head, 
"this is for all my sisters now,
 and all those that are dead.

"Mercy screamed Mr fox , but it was to no avail, 
smiling  the chicken came closer, 
and blasted  off his tail.

“Run now ! Mr fox ,
this was just for fun 
 ,But never come calling here again, 
Because this chicken has a gun”!!

 In memory of our lost chucks and cockerel .

Copyright © | Year Posted 2020



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Date: 3/30/2024 10:24:00 AM
The soup always has something original for me be thankful for poets and their take on life that gives the grey cells some exercise and keeps us coming back for more. Will be looking to see what else you have in your arsenal. I see you kept it original and did not slip in the line 'Make my Day Mr Fox'. Regards David in NZ Regards David in NZ
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Date: 5/31/2024 5:09:00 AM
Thank you David / I've been really busy with life and haven't checked in lately, thank you for your kind words
Date: 8/11/2021 8:53:00 AM
Saw this in the Anthology thought it was brilliantly funny. Love the twist for the fox who thought himself so clever. This poem took me back to the days of reading Roald Dahl's works. Thanks for this one.
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Date: 5/11/2021 7:08:00 AM
Loved it!
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Simon King
Date: 5/17/2021 3:25:00 AM
Thanks Terry
Date: 5/10/2021 8:47:00 PM
Real Entertainer! Congratulations!
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Date: 5/17/2021 3:25:00 AM
Thank you
Date: 2/12/2021 6:13:00 PM
A pleasure to find your most entertaining poem published in the 2020 PS Anthology, Simon ~
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Date: 3/1/2021 2:52:00 AM
Thank you
Date: 3/23/2020 2:51:00 AM
What a great story! Chicken with a gun and great rhyme!
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Date: 3/23/2020 6:13:00 AM
Thanks
Date: 3/13/2020 7:29:00 AM
This was two barrels of fun! Well done. Welcome to the soup.
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Date: 3/13/2020 7:34:00 AM
Thank you Richard .
Date: 3/4/2020 10:02:00 AM
True and fun. May I dare say, foxy gun-grabbing Bloomberg went back to New York?
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Date: 3/4/2020 10:08:00 AM
?? thanks Martin
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