Chicks

Dawn of spring brings chickens in the family way When humans are busy gazing at the flowers, The chickens have got their love priorities right Instead of lazing away life, spend lusty hours Chicks born in springtime are active healthy and strong A secret the wise chickens did know all along Chicks are like cotton cheese balls so cute and cuddly Unlike grown-up chickens that have bone beaks oblong They need to be sent away to the meat markets To be skinned and hung, sad, they have no right to live Ironically, pampered, such are fluffy chicks If only feathered two-legged friends could perceive Beware, chicks are advised not to devour too much Raised in farms and fattened, injected and treated If they don't look after themselves they will end up On the dinner table, spiced and marinated To look after their weight, if they are to live long Enough to enjoy life and sing the Chicken Song

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Nancy Kaufman

Date: 2/26/2024 3:55:00 AM

Hi MB, Your poem on chickens in advance of Easter is very timely here. Too many are still buying baby chicks and rabbits to their little ones. People that raise chickens say that they are intelligent animals. Thanks for bringing the cruelty of the meat markets to light.

MB Farookh
Date: 2/26/2024 10:23:00 AM

Thank you, Nancy, for your appreciation of my work. Honestly, it means a lot to me. Yes, that's the tragic truth.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 2/25/2024 5:33:00 PM

Great writing on chicks. Did you ever see the documentary Holy Chicken,? It really shows how the whole chicken industry lies to us

MB Farookh
Date: 2/25/2024 5:48:00 PM

Thank you AD, Am not sure if the Holy Chicken was telecast in India, or I might have missed it if it was. I think it's not just the chicken, a lot of industries related to food lie to us :)

Silent One

Date: 2/25/2024 10:45:00 AM

This is very creative and a interesting take on the contest... but a reality also.. great flow to your poem and it rhymes very well...

MB Farookh
Date: 2/25/2024 12:21:00 PM

Thank you, Silent. Your appreciation means a lot to me. Blessings to you.

Ink Empress

Date: 2/25/2024 8:59:00 AM

Sadly so true especially the ending! I found myself in awe of the the rhythm of this poem, so well woven and delivered in such a creative but also movingly meaningful manner! Pleasure reading this! Best wishes if this is for a contest

MB Farookh
Date: 2/25/2024 10:10:00 AM

Thank you, Empress for the wonderful appreciation. Yes, it was for the contest, hence somewhat constrained and straitjacketed, not sure will get a place in the contest :)