GEOCOCCYX CALIFORNIANUS
ON AN ARIZONA HIGHWAY I WAS
WHEN IN FRONT OF ME IT APPEARED
ONE MOMENT IT WAS STANDING STILL
THE NEXT, IT WAS RACING IN HIGH GEAR
I KNOW I’VE SEEN ONE BEFORE
IT WAS IN A WARNER BROTHERS CARTOON
BEING CHASED BY A FRUSTRATED CANINE
ODDS OF IT CATCHING IT, NOT VERY SOON
SLENDER, BUILT FOR SPEED IT WAS
A BROWN AND WHITE BLUR, IT STREAKED
A TOP KNOT OF FEATHERS I BARELY SAW
AND A LONG AND SLENDER BEAK
THERE WAS NOTHING CHASING IT
IT WAS OUT FOR IT’S MORNING RUN
WHY IT RAN IN FRONT OF ME, WHO KNOWS
MAYBE IT WAS JUST HAVING A LITTLE FUN
NOW COULD IT BE WHAT I THINK IT IS?
IF SO, THEN I AM TOTALLY THRILLED
IT’S A GEOCOCCYX CALIFORNIANUS
A ROADRUNNER RACING UP A DISTANT HILL
The Hoosier Wordsmith contains short stories and poetry pertaining to life’s experiences and trials. The content contains varying subject matter from humor, satire, patriotism and God’s everlasting love.
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
GEOCOCCYX CALIFORNIANUS
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