Fowl Play (on Thanksgiving)
A Poultry Sum - No Longer Mum
Although she served a turkey.
For wagging tongues were quickly hooked
On matters best left murky.
.
Before the feast of foods began,
A fouler frenzy started.
As clan connected, hand in hand,
They offered grace half-hearted.
.
Backhanded compliments were served
With every dish she carried.
They simply sat, sneered and observed -
This family she had married.
.
She knew not how she'd come to cope
With holiday attendance -
But harbored still a hungry hope
To end their codependence.
.
For years she tuned out petty word
From kinfolk of her mate.
Till finally, she flipped the bird
But not upon a plate.
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10 Comments
Post a Commentps the title is perfect!!
LOLOL!!!!!!! :-) Bravo. This is indeed a Thanksgiving poetic masterpiece!! I loved.
very nice :)
lol, sounds tasty and fun :)
I'm so far behind on my reading. This poem was great!
Surprise ending. Such a good commentary on holiday and family.
First poem on here that actually made me laugh out loud! Very good and I didn't know who knew my inlaws!
FANTASTIC!
Ha! A keeper! That bird aint the only turkey there, huh?
Linda, what a great play on words & poem that is quite humorous and fitting for the past Thanksgiving feast. I appreciate your poems & articles, this one included. Great job friend & thank you as well as "Thumbs Up!". : - )