I talk to chickens!

There's method in my madness?

Don't think me bananas, cause I talk to Brahmas
Sussex, Leghorns and Rhode Island Red,
all breeds of chicken, scratching and picking
from early morn, till they go to bed.
Each bird has a name, no two the same,
Pinky and Perky, each as big as a turkey,
Jenny, Henny-penny, just a few of many,
hilarious, gregarious and quintessentially quirky.
I have no human friends, just a large flock of hens
and my wife ran away some years ago,
once cheek by jowl, she threw in the towel
when my Rhode Island rooster began to crow,
with stern scowl, she said, ' me or the fowl?
So alas, I had to let her to go!
No, I'll not renege on a hen or fresh egg
and should one ever talk back, I'll know I'm 'crackerjack'
for though chickens are clever, they cannot whatsoever
converse in two way conversation,
except for Winifred my Wyandotte, who tells me,
" it's people who have lost the plot"
and I agree with her astute observation!

Author's Note

Please, decide for yourself..

Reviews

[Mariej]

A very witty write, finely penned with so much humaneness and a love of animal life. I adore that you have given your chickens names and I love the names you have chosen for them. Laughing as I read the wise choice you made in answer to your wife's ultimatum! Congratulations on a choice well made, dear poet. I fully agree with Winifred, her wisdom is awesome! A beautifully visual write which captures the farmyard scene superbly! SO enjoyed reading, Tom! Thank you for sharing...

[Tom]

And as ever thank you Marie for your visit and encouraging summation of my poem!

[Mariej]

Most welcome, as always, Tom...

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

Enjoyed like the style very clever

[Tom]

Thank you Julie!

[J.J. NIGHTINGALE]

Ha Ha...cute... I guess I favor Chickens
over dumb cluck human beings..!

I did enjoy !!!

Jazzy

[Tom]

They do have likeable quality, thank you Jazzy for your visit & comments!

[J.J. NIGHTINGALE]

Yes they do !! ..You are welcome Tom !.......J.J.

[Damien Ridge]

Quite the passion for chickens! I laughed at the part where he chose the chicken over his wife. And at the Winifred part. Was a good read, flowed nicely. Thanks a lot for sharing!

[Tom]

Thank you friend, chickens are indeed versatile and comedy is part of their magnetic lure!