Turkey In a Tailspin

'Tis a twisted, tawdry tale !!
Poor Tom the Turkey is in a tizzy !!!
Tom's tongue is in a tangle, too terrified to talk !
Taunts and threats taking a toll
Tormented by a tip from tattle-tale townfolk
That Tom's in trouble!  Tom's time is ticking !!
Tom the Turkey so terribly tramautized !!
Trapped in terror....
Teary Tom is taking tranquilizers,
Tablespoons of tonics....
Trying to tame the tension and trepidation !
Tiptoeing through tall timber...
Trapezing through treetops !
Tongue-tied and tearfully trembling..
Taking tactics, trying not to tempt...
Those tyranical terriorists who torture and
Trace Tom's tracks...
Tom the turkey in a tailspin 
Told he's targeted for termination !!...
Tagged to be Thanksgiving treats and tidbits...
A tasty trophy topping Thanksgiving tables !!
This tale, this traversty, truely terrible !!
                TRAGIC !!!!


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                  xx      xx

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Revised for Donna Golden's "Turkey Tribute Contest

Copyright © | Year Posted 2009



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Date: 9/1/2010 8:13:00 AM
Very nice. Funny turkey tale :)
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Date: 11/25/2009 10:52:00 AM
Excellent Alliteration Carrie, many congrats on your winning piece in Donna's contest >> James,x
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Date: 11/23/2009 11:13:00 AM
What brilliant Alliteration, Carrie. Congratulations on your win in Donna's Contest. Also, I wish to thank you for your very kind comments - very much appreciated. Love, Lainie
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Date: 11/22/2009 5:15:00 PM
Congratulations on your win in Donna's Turkey Tribute contest Carrie. Love, Carol
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Date: 11/22/2009 10:15:00 AM
This is so funny, Carrie, I love it! Congratulations on your success in Donna's contest. Great work! Love, Carolyn
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Date: 11/22/2009 8:43:00 AM
Congrats on your success in Donna's contest Carrie.Rgds Brian & thanks for your welcome comments today
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Date: 11/21/2009 6:57:00 PM
Congrats, Carrie, on your winning poem in the turkey tribute contest... good job... may your holiday be as wonderful as your winning poem... blessings... luv.. Linda-Marie, P.E.P.S. "Sweetheart"
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Date: 11/21/2009 4:23:00 PM
Carrie, congratulations on your honorable mention in my Turkey Tribute Contest! Hugs, Donna
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Date: 11/9/2009 5:38:00 PM
Good luck in the contest. This was impressive. Vince
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Date: 11/3/2009 2:51:00 PM
Wishing you the best in the contest Carrie. Gobble Gobble Love, Carol
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Date: 10/31/2009 4:50:00 PM
Good luck in the contest, this one should win it, old Tom he is not to get a blue ribbon...Thanks on the Willys Jeep,,lol sounds like you have had a mile or to in the buggy....I been a million in them...Thanks Danny
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Date: 10/31/2009 3:30:00 PM
LOL wonderful here Carrie !! Good luck in the contest ... you've got a winner here !! Thank you so much for all your recent comments ... it seems to take me forever to get back to folks ... there are too many people at the Soup ... LOL ... Hope you have a fun-filled Halloween and a wonderful Thanksgiving!!
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Date: 10/31/2009 3:11:00 PM
I know I'm in trouble.It's great.Good luck.Teresa
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Date: 10/30/2009 8:04:00 PM
Great work with the tee's , Carrie! I love aliteration...reminds me a bit of "Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carroll...one of my all-time favorites poems! - Tim
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Date: 10/30/2009 1:25:00 PM
That is cute!! Poor old tom, you did good gietting all the t wourds in there.
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Date: 10/30/2009 11:58:00 AM
Love Alliteration. NIcely done. Keep writing. Sara
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Date: 10/30/2009 11:10:00 AM
Excellent work, it all boils down to tragic and tasty...Raul
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Date: 10/30/2009 9:53:00 AM
Just to say Carrie I airmailed your prize this afternoon.Have a good weekend and thanks for your welcome comments.Rgds Brian
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Date: 10/30/2009 9:47:00 AM
Carrie, Gets me to thinking....Very witty indeed! Good luck in contest. Love Light Truth Patty
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Date: 10/30/2009 9:33:00 AM
Thanks ; you've got this down to a T .... Best of luck in the contest .....
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