It's Not by Chance

Turkey Poetry as comic relief from a seriously cold, grey fall. When life hands you lemons, make lemonade. When it hands you turkeys, well......oh hell, just read it ;-)

It’s not by Chance

There are some people who haven't forgotten
 - that chickens once had teeth;
 - that creatures like emus once hunted in packs,
 like wolves
- and that somewhere in the spiral
behind the eyes of a vulture
and in the hips of an ostrich
the equation for tyrant lizards lies in wait.

There are other people who know
that a wild turkey
entering a windshield at
65 miles an hour
northbound on 35W, is a gift from God
provided

- it's three days before Thanksgiving,
 - the only things broken are the windshield and one bird neck,
- you have the number of a very good butcher.

(for Paddy and Rachel)

 

Author's Note

...based on a true story. Except it was 2 weeks before Thanksgiving. And it wasn't my sister-in-laws car. And explaining to the car owner what really happened took a very long time.

Reviews

[Poeticadia]

Oh, yes! Love this... still laughing... didn't see the second verse coming at all... bit like the wild turkey!

[Greg Skura]

Great Write! It is funny how things work out at times!