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Rated: 13+ · Book · Writing · #2316158
The second of my collections of poems written for "Express It In Eight."
As usual these days, I choose blog format because it offers more space for the work.
October 2, 2024 at 6:58am
October 2, 2024 at 6:58am
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Farm Animals

‘Tis in the farmer’s best interest
to keep his animals happy,
for ill and dejected beasts
leaves the consumer a thwarted chappie.

‘Twas only industrialised farming,
with battery chickens and the like,
that soured the whole idea,
giving clients a reason to gripe.


Line count: 8
Rhymed abcb
For Express It In Eight, 10.02.24
Prompt: World Farm Animals Day.


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