One Mean Rooster

When I was young, we moved often, but then we bought a farm; in the spring at the feed and seed Daddy purchased two dozen chicks In the small pen they're placed Momma cared for them, giving them food and water They grew at lightning speed; each day roamed free One of them turned into a shiny feathery Rhode Island Red rooster aimed for slaughter He was territorially based He chased me and did kicks Terrorized by one mean bird, I feared I would bleed When in my face the spurs tender skin caught My mother saw the scene and the red rooster taught She chopped his head off with an axe, he's freed He fluttered twice, I stood transfixed Under the house he raced My mom crawled under, she did this for her daughter We had rooster and dumplings~ what a tea! Sponsor: Constance La France Contest: A Little Memory Date Written: 01-08-2021 Check with Syllable Counter.com, it is close as I can get with it saying what I want it to say. I checked the spelling on my computer. I checked the grammar on poetrysoup.com. Nothing major. I probably needed to work on some word choices though. 1When I was young, we moved often, but then we bought 12 2a farm; in the spring at the feed and seed 10 3Daddy purchased two dozen chicks 8 4In the small pen they're placed 6 5Momma cared for them, giving them food and water 12 6They grew at lightning speed; each day roamed free 10 7 0 8One of them turned into a shiny feathery 12 9Rhode Island Red rooster aimed for slaughter 10 10He was territorially based 8 11He chased me and did kicks 6 12Terrorized by one mean bird, I feared I would bleed 12 13When in my face the spurs tender skin caught 10 14My mother saw the scene and the red rooster caught 12 15She chopped his head off with an axe, he's freed 11 16He fluttered twice, I stood transfixed 8 17Under the house he raced 6 18My mom crawled under, she did this for her daughter 12 19We had rooster and dumplings~ what a tea! 10