ABOUT
THE AUTHOR
An IT manager in a UK Financial Services company. Enjoys, reading and jogging. [November 2000]
He Knocked The Budgie Over Joe Gallivan
He knocked the budgie over
He caught him such a clout
From Southport down to Dover
You should have heard the shout
His little wings were broken
He lay there in a heap
No words that could be spoken
Not even one small cheep
But then the heavens filled up
With birds of every hue
The leader of this build up
A budgie, six foot two
�I�m a top notch feathered Beak
This court is now in session
Despite your crime we�ll let you speak
We�ll all hear your confession�
�I never meant to hurt him much�
The man said to the sage
�I wanted just to shut him up
By rattling on his cage�
�You swine! Not a single doubt
You murdered him, you brute!
Your sentence I must now give out
A punishment to suit�
�Peck him! Scratch him! Throw some stones
Dig a hole and fill it
With flesh and guts and human bones
All mixed in with our millet!�
Above the din the Beak boomed �No!
For civilised are we
A fitting way for him to go
We�ll drop him in the sea�
And thus they grabbed the hapless chap
They carried him so high
Said Beak �You have no wings to flap
Oh well! Tough luck! Goodbye�
He plummets down, full of fright
Quite sure his life has ended
He braced himself with all his might
As sky and vision blended
He came to with a sudden bump
His head had hit the floor
A wine stain spread along his rump
And legs wrapped round the door
Across the room pet Benny
Looked down at him and squawked
�Dad�s had one too many�
You�re right this time, he thought!
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"When I saw the title, I was all 'what the f is a budgie???' Luckily, my ma tumbles over, and tells me that that SAME question was on who wants to be a millionaire the other night!!.... (ma aint too smart)... and so, to ease my mother of her curiousity, she and I read your poem... and my over-energized mother is happy she knows what a budgie is. Thankyou. Eh hemm, anyway... I liked this poem, it's budgie packed, and the rhythm is on, (my congrats on that), and the wording is fabulous. I myself enjoyed the prospect of a six foot budgie, but while I ponder the scientific possibilities, I should go...great work, and keep it up!" -- Kimberly De Liz.
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