Terry Flood Poet Rhyme

The Beast of Stephen

This Christmas Day I guess I’m gonna have to nibble jerky
Cos some bright spark just had a lark and went and named my turkey
So in the season when the snow is deep and crisp and even
How the hell am I supposed to feast upon my Stephen

And so I’ve got a brand new pet that’s given life a wobble
A pet that doesn't go cluck cluck cos turkeys gobble gobble
I try to find him pretty and ignore each wrinkly knobble
But he looks like a chicken that just got out of Chernobyl

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Constance La France January 1, 2019 at 6:41 PM Terry, congratulations on your win in my contest with this sweet poem, as a vegetarian I love this, well done ~ Terry Flood January 1, 2019 at 6:53 PM Thanks Dear Heart. You know what tickles me most about this poem? It didn’t so much as occur to me when I wrote it... that my brothers name is Stephen.

Eve Roper December 31, 2018 at 11:45 PM Terry, congratulations on your win. Happy New Year's Terry Flood January 1, 2019 at 2:40 AM Thanks Eve and a happy new year to you too.

Carolyn Devonshire December 18, 2018 at 7:59 PM OH, this is hilarious, Terry! What clever rhymes with jereky and turkey and knobble and Chernobyl. And I adore the implied references to the "Feast of Stephen." Best wishes in the contest and don't eat too much jerky :) Carolyn Terry Flood December 18, 2018 at 8:03 PM Thankyou, Carolyn, all the best for the season to you and yours.