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Open Poetry #48

Cock of the Walk

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

0 posted 2013-09-13 07:23 AM

the strutting cock of the walk
sings to his harem
cockatoo, cockatoo
the hens stop their backyard gossipy clucking
to watch the cock of the walk
he was quite full of himself these days
all these lovely hens
for the taking
yes, he was quite full of himself
as he counted the hens
to make sure he had counted right the first time
twenty-nine like before
he pranced into the middle of harem
cleared his throat
with a few cockatoos
and preceded to inform the ladies
he was going to perform a miracle today
because he was the cock of the walk
he would pleasure
all twenty-nine hens one after the other
the hens clucked, some almost swooned from happiness
and wonderment
and so the cock of the walk began his quest
loudly proclaiming, cockatoo, cockatoo
and he set to work
stopping only to drink water
one after the other after the other . . .
until in mid-afternoon
sun blazing down
it was over, it was done
he staggered from the satisfied hens
getting ready to go into his cockatoo, cockatoo
when out of the henhouse came three
young hens
mere teenagers in hen time
they had been inside out of the sun
now they were ready
for the cock of the walk
he looked in complete dismay
and although it came out as a whisper
he did say, cockatired, cockatired
moments before he kneeled over . . . dead

(c)September 2, 2013 / Jerry Pat Bolton

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Lori Grosser Rhoden
Member Patricius

since 2009-10-10

Posts 10202
Fair to middlin' of nowhere

1 posted 2013-09-13 09:39 AM

HAHAHAHAHA! oh and I needed that laugh to lighted up the load on my brain. TGIF!!

Lori

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

2 posted 2013-09-13 09:48 AM

Glad you liked it, Lori.

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