Kookaburra (dedicated to Emma and Ant)

 

Kookaburra sat in an old gum tree

directly behind our heads

dreamily eying our plates of food

and the things on which we fed -

a sudden swoop, a breezy woosh

and our hair newly parted

we saw our chook being shook

by a bird best known for laughter -

as we watched it feast 

on our barbecue beast

and took in its carnivorous beak

we decided it best not to argue -

it pounded a leg then swallowed it whole

putting on quite a show -

wondering if its bottomless pit

would require some more of our chickeny bits

we packed up our bags and departed.

Postscript

Kookaburra sat in an old gum tree

and laughed at us.

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