Thanksgiving Turkey

A turkey unwilling to die,
was clever and famously sly:
he cried to the axe,
'No time to be lax,
I'm needed to fill up the pie.'

The butcher was tender of heart,
and dropping the axe with a start,
he said, 'I can't do
this murder of you.'
The turkey replied with a fart...
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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Fowler Avatar
November 24, 2023 at 11:31 AM
LOL Jack. Love thi sone! Congratulations! :)
Kitchin Avatar
November 23, 2023 at 11:47 AM
Jack, a funny limerick set, congratulations on your winning placement!
Miller Avatar
November 23, 2023 at 9:58 AM
Very funny congratulations and Happy Thanksgiving
Kendrick Avatar
November 11, 2023 at 7:20 AM
Poor butcher. I think they need to set the turkeys free. I know then what would we eat on Thanksgiving? I know tofu. Thank you for sharing this one and for dropping by all my pages. Sara K
Allison Avatar
November 11, 2023 at 4:50 AM
ha haha hilarious indeed:-) hugs Jan xx
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