Red cocked rooster struts
bellicose bawdy brawler
fowl stench in the pen.
Photo Credit: Felix Hernandez. Category should really be political satire in the form of a haiku.
Posted for Open Links Night at dVerse, Poet’s Pub. This is a great gathering place for folks who like to write poetry. Different prompts during the week — different “bartenders” who carry on a conversation and provide the prompt. Thursdays is akin to open mike night….and anything goes. For those of you not in the USA, the political presidential primary races are quite in the news right now.
lillian the home poet 
Oh I see that fowl stench (sometimes i even hear it). Love the satire…
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Thanks, Bjorn. So late to the bar I am…..too much sun and fun in Bermuda! But — I’m back! 🙂
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This is truly magnificent – love the hint of satire and reference to the political situation.
Powerfully expressed!
Thanks for the lovely comment on my poem 🙂 hope you’re enjoying Bermuda’s aquamarine waters. Wishing you a pleasant week ahead.
Lots of love,
Sanaa
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So glad you liked my haiku! 🙂 A little satire is good for the soul. Tis a beautiful day here — wishing you well also!
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Smart expression 🙂
The USA Presidential election is in the limelight.
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It surely is…..and quite embarassing at times! 😦
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How they strut and make us believe in their cocky views ~ Enjoyed your share Lillian ~ Have a good weekend ~
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Glad you liked it, Grace. There is indeed a lot of strutting going on!! 😦
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Touche – a wonderful take on politics. Welcome to OLN. Have a good weekend.
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Touche indeed! Sadly, satire gets its sting from being based in the truth 😦
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Excellent! I love “fowl stench in the pen.”
Unfortunately this ‘fowl’ stench seems to be polluting the land!
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Glad you liked it, Mary. Agree with your take here…..satire’s bite is in the truth it pithily presents 😦
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Someone please clean out the chicken coop! 🙂 …and where is that ax?
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oh….laughing I am!!! LOVE your reply here! 🙂
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Hmm, love the visual reference to Donald Trump, with the rooster. Just hope, he’s not elected, as the next President of the United States. And yes, I had a huge grin, as I read your satirical tribute to the Republican party.
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Amen! (and glad you got a grin from it!)
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It perfectly encapsulates the cock-sure situation! Congrats.
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Smiling I am! Over your comment — not the political situation!
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Brilliant title and satire, Lillian. I am already so tired of politics. It’s like watching World Wide Wrestling, which I don’t.
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Oh I so agree……..to think that presidential debates have sunk to the vulgar innuendos about body parts is inconceivable.
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Hi Lillian, I just saw your side note and yes I agree you have stitched together perfect words about the rooster….
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Lillian, this is an excellent portrayal of one of our political contenders…fowl stench indeed!!
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Yep!
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“Fowl stench” – I almost missed that fabulous word play. Love it!
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…..I had fun with this one…..even though it points to, in my opinion, a very very sad and embarassing situation!
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…and I just realized who you are talking about 😃
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….he is a strutter…….:(
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That is excellent Lillian! Clever and funny! I’m going to share this on Google. I wrote a limerick about Trump please check it out if you have time: https://capriciouspoet.wordpress.com/2015/10/08/there-once-was-a-man/
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SMiLes.. roosters
with comb overs..
are silly to me..
i would
Love
to
locK them
in a room with
me.. and juSt
see if they could
escape
mY
bRain..
i have relatives
like that who no
longer call..
wInks..
with bald
smArts oF shine..:)
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