Herky the Turkey
A Thanksgiving poem41 total reviews
Comment from lindafisher
This is a great story poem Jim with excellent rhyming. You've got to feel bad for poor old Herkey who tried so hard and still lost his life. A really good read Jim.
reply by the author on 19-Nov-2023
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This is a great story poem Jim with excellent rhyming. You've got to feel bad for poor old Herkey who tried so hard and still lost his life. A really good read Jim.
Comment Written 19-Nov-2023
reply by the author on 19-Nov-2023
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Thanks so much for your great review and the 6 stars, Linda. I'll donate that last star to the memory of poor Herky.
Comment from Pam Lonsdale
Indeed, I've heard the turkey is the dumbest animal on the planet, but he sure tastes good!
I think I've told you that I'm enjoying these short pieces, including this one about Herky:-)
I hope you have a great holiday, and thanks for sharing Herky with us.
xo
Pam
reply by the author on 19-Nov-2023
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Indeed, I've heard the turkey is the dumbest animal on the planet, but he sure tastes good!
I think I've told you that I'm enjoying these short pieces, including this one about Herky:-)
I hope you have a great holiday, and thanks for sharing Herky with us.
xo
Pam
Comment Written 19-Nov-2023
reply by the author on 19-Nov-2023
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Yes, he does taste good. We're going to my daughter's house for Thanksgiving, and she doesn't plan to serve turkey because she doesn't like the flavor, if you can believe that, so my wife and I bought a small turkey and had it here at home today. Can't go through the season without turkey!
Comment from Kaiku
The poor turkey will forever be the butt of our jokes. And to think if it were up to Benjamin Franklin the Turkey would have been our national bird, or is that urban legend as well. We'd be drowning in our own pitiful way had that come to fruition.
reply by the author on 19-Nov-2023
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The poor turkey will forever be the butt of our jokes. And to think if it were up to Benjamin Franklin the Turkey would have been our national bird, or is that urban legend as well. We'd be drowning in our own pitiful way had that come to fruition.
Comment Written 19-Nov-2023
reply by the author on 19-Nov-2023
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So what is the national bird, the eagle? I'm with old Ben. Seems like the turkey should have been.
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Funny?
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Jim, I have made a couple rating errors that I had not caught. I intended to offer a 5 Star for your Turkey. I have since corrected. Sorry about that.
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No worries. Never even noticed.
Comment from Lea Tonin1
Jim that was really fun to read! And you put a fine lesson in there too a little bit of realness rather than the traditional beliefs. I find this to be a great entry. I see no issues with grammar aesthetics punctuation or subject matter. Is a great entry for a great guy I wish you only the best!
reply by the author on 19-Nov-2023
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Jim that was really fun to read! And you put a fine lesson in there too a little bit of realness rather than the traditional beliefs. I find this to be a great entry. I see no issues with grammar aesthetics punctuation or subject matter. Is a great entry for a great guy I wish you only the best!
Comment Written 19-Nov-2023
reply by the author on 19-Nov-2023
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Thanks so much, Lea. Yes, this was one where the turkey didn't escape his fate like in so many. He was clever, but not clever enough to evade capture. Too trusting of his "friends" in the barnyard!
Comment from Mrs. KT
Hah! Jim!
What a hoot!
And before I share with you that I thoroughly enjoyed every feather and morsel of your witty offering, I must say that I know with absolute certainty that my Scottish grandfather, Archie McNeil, would have slapped his knee and laughed aloud had he the privilege of hearing this offering read aloud! How he loved story poems!
Oh... and by the way, I thoroughly enjoyed every feather and morsel of your witty offering!
Thank you for sharing!
diane
reply by the author on 19-Nov-2023
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Hah! Jim!
What a hoot!
And before I share with you that I thoroughly enjoyed every feather and morsel of your witty offering, I must say that I know with absolute certainty that my Scottish grandfather, Archie McNeil, would have slapped his knee and laughed aloud had he the privilege of hearing this offering read aloud! How he loved story poems!
Oh... and by the way, I thoroughly enjoyed every feather and morsel of your witty offering!
Thank you for sharing!
diane
Comment Written 19-Nov-2023
reply by the author on 19-Nov-2023
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Thanks for your wonderful review, diane. He just wasn't quite clever enough to escape his fate. Too late he learned the lesson about treachery.
Comment from Debbie D'Arcy
I love wacky verses and this one doesn't disappoint. We're so mean to turkeys and then gobble them up with glee. Your verse is very imaginative and sends a message that, whoever you are, man or beast, someone will be watching, waiting to serve you up (metaphorically perhaps) on a dinner plate. Yes, I think I get it. I'm just going off now to practise whistling and supertasting. Thanks for sharing, Jim! Debbie
reply by the author on 19-Nov-2023
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I love wacky verses and this one doesn't disappoint. We're so mean to turkeys and then gobble them up with glee. Your verse is very imaginative and sends a message that, whoever you are, man or beast, someone will be watching, waiting to serve you up (metaphorically perhaps) on a dinner plate. Yes, I think I get it. I'm just going off now to practise whistling and supertasting. Thanks for sharing, Jim! Debbie
Comment Written 19-Nov-2023
reply by the author on 19-Nov-2023
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I'm kind of like Herky in that I'm too trusting of people and can't always imagine that there might be something nefarious about them. Then again, maybe it was more self-preservation on their part, because they didn't want to be chosen for the meal instead!
Thanks for your wonderful review, Debbie.
Comment from Paul Manton
Now I'm not reviewing many/But I like a duck or henny/ And a turkey is a lovely Christmas treat//But your turkey's very lurky/ And its mask is very smurky/ So come Christmas, I will have a goose to eat!// For a goose is very filling/And my guests will think it thrilling/That I spent a blooming fortune on a bird//But the upside is compelling/For the scintillating smelling/Means that not to eat a goose/Would be absurd!
Love your poem, Jim.
six for its giblets!
reply by the author on 19-Nov-2023
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Now I'm not reviewing many/But I like a duck or henny/ And a turkey is a lovely Christmas treat//But your turkey's very lurky/ And its mask is very smurky/ So come Christmas, I will have a goose to eat!// For a goose is very filling/And my guests will think it thrilling/That I spent a blooming fortune on a bird//But the upside is compelling/For the scintillating smelling/Means that not to eat a goose/Would be absurd!
Love your poem, Jim.
six for its giblets!
Comment Written 19-Nov-2023
reply by the author on 19-Nov-2023
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That's got to be the most clever review I've ever gotten, Paul! Thanks so much for this, my friend, and for the 6 stars.
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I'm sure you deserve it, Jim.
Your goose is cooked!
Paul
Comment from lancellot
Very interesting. Well, there will no turkey for me this year. I like this short tale of combined limericks. I didn't think he planned all that well, but as you state, turkey's aren't smart.
Good idea.
reply by the author on 19-Nov-2023
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Very interesting. Well, there will no turkey for me this year. I like this short tale of combined limericks. I didn't think he planned all that well, but as you state, turkey's aren't smart.
Good idea.
Comment Written 19-Nov-2023
reply by the author on 19-Nov-2023
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You're right; his planning left something to be desired. He was too naive about his barnyard "friends," and suffered the consequences. Perhaps the pigs and chickens thought they might get eaten instead, so they ratted on him.
Comment from barbara.wilkey
Thank you for sharing this adorable poem about Herky the Turkey's fate. I happen to have a large turkey in my refrigerator as I write this thawing to be the highlight of our Thanksgiving feast. I enjoyed reading. It's a cute poem.
reply by the author on 19-Nov-2023
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Thank you for sharing this adorable poem about Herky the Turkey's fate. I happen to have a large turkey in my refrigerator as I write this thawing to be the highlight of our Thanksgiving feast. I enjoyed reading. It's a cute poem.
Comment Written 19-Nov-2023
reply by the author on 19-Nov-2023
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Thanks, Barbara. We're actually having ours today here at home with a few friends over as a pre-Thanksgiving meal because we are going to visit our daughter on Thanksgiving day, and she's not planning to serve turkey because she doesn't like the flavor of it, if you can believe it.
Comment from Wendyanne
Hahaha very funny Jim. Poor old Herky the Turkey. I felt very sorry for him after trying so hard to be spared from the Thanksgiving table. Thanks for the Sunday chuckle!
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reply by the author on 19-Nov-2023
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Hahaha very funny Jim. Poor old Herky the Turkey. I felt very sorry for him after trying so hard to be spared from the Thanksgiving table. Thanks for the Sunday chuckle!
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Comment Written 19-Nov-2023
reply by the author on 19-Nov-2023
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Glad you enjoyed this one, Wendyanne. He was just not quite clever enough.