Caren Krutsinger Poet Rhyme

Chickens Commit Suicide Daily

Chickens run out in front of my car daily. Trying to be killed.
Yes, I am always putting the flag on my car at half-mast. 
They are free range, and they are fast. They are also dumb.
I do the best I can to not run over them. But they are fast. 

They live with the farmer behind the fence, over the hill.
I do not know him, but I do not think he wants to know me. 
They live with goats, and a horse, and a couple of bunnies.
The one I ran over today makes number forty-three.

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Tansy Roekaerts September 6, 2020 at 3:37 AM Oh that last line cracked me up. Brilliant Caren Krutsinger September 6, 2020 at 10:15 PM I had to rhyme didn't I? The neighbor hates me.

Rico Leffanta September 3, 2020 at 11:43 AM So your Roadkill Cafe is fully stocked, or are you doing Take Away? Aloha! Rico Caren Krutsinger September 4, 2020 at 5:49 AM Sometimes I do take away via the undercarriage of my car.

Gershon Wolf September 3, 2020 at 8:01 AM Forty-three...Hmm... Let's see... Why that makes this your George W. Bush Jr. chicken. Trump's coming right up (#45). You're giving new meaning to the 'Game of Chicken!' lol. ~ gw Caren Krutsinger September 4, 2020 at 5:49 AM Thank you for understanding.

Susan Woodrow September 2, 2020 at 10:16 PM lol! suicide?! sounds to me like you are their Doc Kevorkian ending them of stupidity suffering ... fun read..reminded me of the 4 runaway piglets I had to keep shooing away until I started thinking about sausage recipes...they read my mind and stopped harassing my veggies! :) Caren Krutsinger September 4, 2020 at 5:50 AM It must be suicide. They run out in front of me every time. Do they not have ears?

Kim Rodrigues September 2, 2020 at 8:03 PM Chicken dinner again, Ma! Can’t you run over something else tomorrow? ;) Caren Krutsinger September 4, 2020 at 5:51 AM I see them lined up waiting ready for their turn.