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Poet deVine

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0 posted 2002-11-22 07:37 PM

Die Another Day
The Adventures of Tom ‘Turkey’ Bond

Remembering his life as
A silly movie vignette
Tom Turkey Bond reflected
As he pondered being ‘et’

He started out a white fluffy bird
All legs and neck everywhere
Passing puberty brought colors
To his feathery silken hair

Not everyone would understand
His strutting attitude
Was just because his pride and joy
Was the length of his red snood

He heard a corn kernel drop
A hundred meters away
Which contributed a lot to
The amount poor Tom did weigh

He thought he was a favorite
With the farmer and his wife
They petted and coddled him
Tom thought this was the life!

One night on the Riley Report
Tom heard the latest news
Turkey Day was coming soon
it was his life he was about to lose!

Stealthily in the middle of the night
Tom climbed the farmyard fence
Then trotted fast as his legs would go
So he wouldn’t be ‘past tense’

He found a boat and climbed aboard
Then sailed down south a bit
Til he spotted bright blue notice
‘No hunting without a permit’

Tom jumped from the boat and ran
To the nearest barn he could see
He threw himself upon the ground
Begging for pity and mercy
The rancher’s wife, a good looking lass
Gathered poor Tom in her arms
She tended to his appetite
And wooed him with her charms

Tom knew he had found a home
Where he would never come to grief
When he learned the rancher and his wife
Would eat nothing but Grade A beef

kruser
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1 posted 2002-11-22 07:41 PM

This was pretty damn funny! Great job, the ending was great too!

Jamie
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2 posted 2002-11-23 07:40 AM

hope they have no neighbors close by though

J

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3 posted 2002-11-23 07:48 AM

Poet deVine
Always enjoy your writing, good one.

SmartChick
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4 posted 2002-11-23 07:51 AM

Sharon, this is a wonderful story.

Poet deVine

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5 posted 2002-11-23 08:36 AM

Thank you for reading!!! This was Vicky's Challenge for Thanksgiving.

Midnitesun

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6 posted 2002-11-23 10:46 AM

HAHA. But I leave the beef alone, too.
Keep your eyes open, Tom.

Cpat Hair

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7 posted 2002-11-23 10:56 AM

hmmm Tom has found a home..escaping certain doom... only to take up residence with cow killers... (laughing)

Cute story... I enjoyed

Andrew Scott
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8 posted 2002-11-25 01:14 AM

He he he... never saw that one coming... and I'm sure Tom won't either when the day comes that this lovely couple goes looking for something a little bit different to grace the evening dinner table. Gobble gobble!

BloomingRose
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9 posted 2002-11-25 07:51 AM

haha... bet he was singing Ole McDonalds tune... "where's the beef"

Deb

Kit McCallum

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10 posted 2002-11-25 09:32 AM

LOL ... this was fun Sharon! Thanks for the grins. I'm glad to know "Double O Tom" had a happy ending!

Best wishes,
/Kit

Nan

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11 posted 2002-11-25 10:30 AM

Turkey 007... He's one slick bird, Tom is...

Cute poem, Ms. DeVine..

Earth Angel
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12 posted 2002-11-25 10:48 AM

Thanx! I needed that! LOL

EA

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13 posted 2002-11-25 12:21 PM

(giggles in delight) This is gorgeous, sweet friend, this gave me a double-O chuckle! (kiss on cheek) This is so clever and novel, sweet friend, ahppy holidays to you, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Sharon, thank you for sharing!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

"Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..."

Shakira

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14 posted 2002-11-25 05:14 PM

Sharon~
LOL! This is too cute and funny too.
Made me laugh and smile.
Thanks for answering the challenge.
Hugs,
~Vicky
"...until you have read the verse on his heart,
you have not truly met the poet.
~vlraynes

garysgirl

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15 posted 2002-11-25 05:43 PM

Sharon, this is really cute. I liked the ending,
too. It made you start feeling sorry for ole Tom,
until he and the rancher's wife became
friends. HaHa!! I loved it.

"Love makes the world go around"
~~with love and hugs from Ethel~~

garysgirl

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16 posted 2002-11-27 08:27 AM

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO YOU AND YOURS

"Love makes the world go around"
~~with love and hugs from Ethel~~

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