I Hate Them Birds...

[Boston John Doucette]

I Hate Them Birds

I hate them birds flying overhead,
It means a critter or man is dead.
There might still be a spark of life,
But them birds know when the time is right.

They never seem to flap their wings,
Just ride the wind over dyin' things.
First there's two, and then there's five;
Whatever they're watching won't survive.

How do they know when their dinner's there?
They seem to appear from out of nowhere...
What kind of sense did God give them birds
To know when a man has said his last words?

Watchin' them fly is a helpless curse,
But when they land it's even worse;
They watch a man with their flat, black eyes,
Countin' the minutes until he dies.

Their heads are ugly, naked things,
And bob about as if on springs;
Their beaks are razor- sharp and strong–-
When they get that close, it won't be long.

First they'll tear out a poor critter's eyes,
Delicious and juicy just after it dies;
Then their talons will tear open the flesh,
Exposing the innards the birds like best.

I've been layin' here now for three or four days
Thinkin' 'bout nothin' but them birds and their ways;
With my Colt to my head, I croak my last words:
"I really  HATE them danged buzzard birds!"


©Copyright2004 Boston John Doucette

[Wymore Wrangler]

Good as always pardner...

[Forty Rod]

Glad to see you (an' that pome) back.  Where you been big hoss?

[Boston John Doucette]

40...

Just seems like I haven't got much time for the ol' confuser, these days.
Between work and leave time to spend with my ailing Dad, I'm not around much anymore.
But Dad's rallying so that's great news!

BJD

[Wymore Wrangler]

Thats the best news I've heard all week Big Casino...

[Sandstorm]

       


Sandstorm

[Capt. James H. Callahan]

Another good one!

Glad to see a post from ya pard. Figgered you must have gone out in the woods to take a........constitutional and the hogs et ya!

We miss ya on the SASS wire. Stop by the Saloon sometime and I'll buy ya a drink. Don't guess you're coming to EoT by any chance?

Su amigo,
JHC