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Turkey Steaks

Farmer Joe was as blind as a bat
Who enjoyed all his turkeys real fat
He swung aimlessly
Stuck his ax in a tree
and that was the plight of poor Joe

He decide to listen for clucking
But the turkeys got real good at ducking
He swung at there heads
But no turkeys fell dead
and poor Joe began to get hungry

The turkeys decided to moo
Poor Joe didn't know what to do
He enjoyed eating fowl
But steak sounded better now
and Joe had turkey steaks for Thanksgiving.

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Written November 24th, 2004

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  • MagicLady silver member
    November 25, 2004
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    Very good take on the photo with clever limericks. I enjoyed this and laughed, as did my family. I am including a bit of turkey information that you might find interesting.

    Benjamin Fraklin concerning the turkey:
    "...Others object to the Bald Eagle as looking too much like a Turkey. For my own part, I wish the Bald Eagle had not been choosen as the Representative of our Country: he is a Bird of bad moral Character. For in the truth, the Turkey is in comparison much more respectable bird, and withal a true original Native of America. Eagles have been found in all
    Countries, but the Turkey was peculiar to ours...He is, though a little vain and silly, it is true, but not the worse emblem for that a Bird of Courage, and would not hesitate to attack a Grenadier of the British Guards, who should presume to invade his Farmyard with a red coat on."

    Thanks for entering.

    Cheryl


  • MargaretG
    November 24, 2004
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    The way you started off with aabb, I was expecting another 'a' in the last line, but no! your rhyme is wonderfully off, doubling the humorous effect. Quite a sad tale of Joe, but he got them in the end, didn't he?


  • SusanL
    November 24, 2004
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    Ah!!!! A load of limericks! now that is a clever twist on the turkey tale...
    Yep you have got a good take on this picture.
    Pops


  • K Green
    November 24, 2004
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    Turkey steak lol Thats neat... we both say he is blind as a something... ony I picked a hitching post lol Very funny, keep it up!


  • Abby Eyeball
    November 24, 2004
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    Pretty cool piece. As I've been reading the entries to this contest, I'm finding there's quite a competition Great write. How clever to come up with something like turkey steaks!

    Abby Eyeball

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