A Moment Long Ago
...A moment long ago
The farmer said he needed sand for the fenced-in chicken run
Off we went, hooking the cart to our tiny female horse that had
been so sweet a foal, she was named Dokka (doll)
T...
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Categories:
chicken run, beach, child, devotion, happiness,
Form: Blank verse
There Is Always a Chance
...She conjured what she wanted
Visualizing it and expecting it
Others scoffed, but she blocked their laughs
Her dendrite field was in touch with a heart that believed
One chance in a million a g...
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Categories:
chicken run, hope,
Form: Free verse
Headless Chicken Serves Two
...HEADLESS CHICKEN SERVES TWO
My son and his wife wanted fresh eggs so built a chicken run,
Always into something different that proved productive and fun,
They bought 4 rescue chickens, that eac...
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Categories:
chicken run, funny,
Form: Rhyme
Run Chicken, Run
...Driving a country road quite casually,
A veterinarian never expected to see
A chicken ranch, lush and serene;
But instead of two legs,
All the chickens had three.
When he saw the gate,
He h...
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Categories:
chicken run, angst, animal, farm, funny,
Form: Rhyme
Broken Monoku In Series
...between black and white –
I compromise
balancing act –
stiletto heels
fire hot ice cold –
variable menopause ...
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Categories:
chicken run, fun,
Form: Monoku
A New Day
...A new day has begun
Maybe we will have some fun
Like playing in the sun
Might spend time with a loved one
While making some hot cross buns
Could build a chicken run
I will definitely tr...
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Categories:
chicken run, day,
Form: Monorhyme
Back To the Barnyard
...My name is Tom and I'm the cat here on Manor Farm
Let me introduce you to the gang .
I rule the roost as you will see and ginger the chicken she agrees.
The stable door top half open ,Mr Ed the...
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Categories:
chicken run, farm, fun,
Form: Light Verse
Nkandla
...Yes, It cost a lot, a lot it cost indeed
But piggery and chicken run,
Required, yes, necessity, for so many mouths to feed
Whilst we laugh and feast, like royalty, having so much fun!...
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Categories:
chicken run, abuse, africa, fun, moving
Form: Chastushka
Where the Foxes Wander
...Where the Foxes Wander
Through the mist of dandelion seeds
That float across the dew filled field
The dancing seeds part majestically
The grass bends the stalks do yield
His nose in the air,
Betw...
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Categories:
chicken run, nature,
Form: Rhyme
Tub
...Grandmother used
the same kind
of round, metal tub
that we put the Christmas tree in
to soak her laundry
before she washed it.
She used the same tub
to clean a chicken she'd kill,
holding it ...
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Categories:
chicken run, history, life, people,
Form: Free verse