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October 12, 2012
By skybean BRONZE, Elmont, New York
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skybean BRONZE, Elmont, New York
2 articles 16 photos 36 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Fairy tales are more than true; not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.”~GK Chesterton

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I walked in and saw them
Chickens! Chickens! All around!
They stampeded toward me
Chickens! Chickens! They shook the ground

Can chickens inspire fear?
You've never seen such a waddle
You may think they're slow and dumb
I've seen they choose to dawdle

Chickens! Chickens! They're closing in!
Clutching their food, I turn around
I trip and fall
I'm on the ground

I'm drowning in a sea of feathers
I struggle under clawing feet
And then they're past me, I can breathe
All they wanted was food to eat

© Heather P., Germantown, NY

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skybean BRONZE said...
on Feb. 27 2013 at 4:30 pm
skybean BRONZE, Elmont, New York
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&quot;Fairy tales are more than true; not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.&rdquo;~GK Chesterton

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Sure! : ) Thank you! 
so_joy SILVER said...
on Jan. 14 2013 at 9:35 am
so_joy SILVER, Navesink, New Jersey
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This made me laugh! Good job on writing a happy poem! Very comical and silly, but extremely well-written. Great job! Can you please check out my work too? I would love to know what you think :)