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Tom Shaw's avatar

Here’s the alternate version I wrote – which do you prefer?

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Didn't you hear? They're after the chickens!

Every chicken must be known to the King

And be on a register-type of thing.

It's a tale enough to rival Dickens.

But here's where we see that the plot thickens:

Under the pretext of "bird flu" they'll bring

Control of your whole flock under their wing,

And technocratic takeover quickens.

I hope you're keeping chickens in your yard;

I hope your chickens are unregistered

I hope they cannot be tracked and then traced

To support the use of a ration card.

Give jabs and toxic feed to not one bird

And watch the pecks of fear you have erased.

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Mark Spark's avatar

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Plea' don' beat me Massa. Ain't nobody here but us chickens!

[ :-)

https://youtube.com/watch?v=r58dhBQNzOI

Ha!

Ahoy, freedom lovers, ahoy!

While I will not agree with everything you might say, nevertheless I will honorably defend your right to say it!

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Douglas Lloyd Peck's avatar

Great poem! Hope you like this Suno AI musical version:

https://suno.com/s/ozqrF9vsxOD6kCYe

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Tom Shaw's avatar

Never thought of it as a song, but I think the style is great! Thanks for sharing!

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Aria Ligi's avatar

Love this, Tom! I wouldn't change a thing! 👏👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️❤️☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️

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