Chicken Haiku

National Poetry Month Week 2

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Day 8

Two chickens walking on top of a A-frame coop
Chickens strut their stuff
around the yard, atop the cage—
all the world’s a stage!

Isabella and Ermengarde atop the coop. The illustrated poem can be found in Chicken Haiku.

Day 9

Three chickens digging in green shady, damp area
After morning rain,
grazing resumes–life
as a spring chicken

Day 10

pastel sketch of chicken's fluffy butt feathers being tousled by the wind
Dust devil whisks
pullet’s petticoats up—
old biddy tsks.

This is a cute little sketch for “Fluffy-butt Friday” by Dawn Rozzo, the illustrator for Chicken Haiku.

Day 11

chicken look right into the camera close up
First act of the day:
Eleanor croons for neighbors—
Hey, is this thing on?

Day 12

three chickens digging by the privets and azaleas
Shaded hens
digging for grubs—
Easter morning

Day 13

two chickens digging in the flower garden
Two hens stroll the garden path,
unconcerned about Chickenmama’s wrath.

Day 14

three chickens in their coop pecking away at a cabbage that swings from a chain--animated gif

Peck peck peck
at cabbage on a chain—
chicken tetherball

Yes, the chickens really like cabbage. We hang it from a huge eye screw on a chain, and away they go!