Home to Roost

I wrote about my timer, Which is permanently stuck And, after many years, at last Emitted its last cluck. That was two days ago; today A package came for me. I hadn’t ordered anything And thought, “What could it be?” A brand-new chicken timer With a message from my son: “I hope this works – it looks just like Your now non-ticking one.” I laughed out loud at such a gift, So generous and sweet And in response to what I wrote! – An unexpected treat. Of course, my husband had to add, When seeing where this led, “Your next poem should describe our car And how it’s almost dead.”