| Author: | Beth LaBuff | ISBN: | 9781458147196 |
| Publisher: | Beth LaBuff | Publication: | March 10, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | Beth LaBuff |
| ISBN: | 9781458147196 |
| Publisher: | Beth LaBuff |
| Publication: | March 10, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
Abutting an abandoned barn,
A crib devoid of corn,
With weathervane and cupola,
The rooftop, sagged and worn.
The corncrib was repurposed
By fowl society,
A chicken troupe—
Barred Plymouth Rocks,
The white variety
Bandleader of the feathered group,
This five-fowl poultry show,
A southern bird of Creole stock
Was dubbed Ole Chick’ Gumbo.
Ole Gumbo plucked the banjo strings,
On French horn — Cordon Bleu,
With Kiev on percussion,
And Lo Mein played kazoo.
The fifth fowl, in a washtub,
(He floundered on dry land.)
Sans feathers, Chicken from the Sea—
His job—tuna the band.
Abutting an abandoned barn,
A crib devoid of corn,
With weathervane and cupola,
The rooftop, sagged and worn.
The corncrib was repurposed
By fowl society,
A chicken troupe—
Barred Plymouth Rocks,
The white variety
Bandleader of the feathered group,
This five-fowl poultry show,
A southern bird of Creole stock
Was dubbed Ole Chick’ Gumbo.
Ole Gumbo plucked the banjo strings,
On French horn — Cordon Bleu,
With Kiev on percussion,
And Lo Mein played kazoo.
The fifth fowl, in a washtub,
(He floundered on dry land.)
Sans feathers, Chicken from the Sea—
His job—tuna the band.
