Wonder

Albert is the guy
Cock ‘o the Roost
Macho
And uncontested in his domain

The girls
Well, chooks
Common garden chooks
Do chook things
In their rural lifestyle block way.
Laying eggs
Laying eggs in hard to find places
Hanging around the door making chook noises

Coupla times a day chook noises bring food
Sometimes a door is left open
They winkle their inside
Chockle their way past the cat
Hope, curiosity, patience plus
Unmentionable things on the floor

Albert knows nothing of daylight saving
Cocka doodle doos, “I’m here”
To cheer up the small community of farmlets
No flowers, chocolates or love poems
Lust is lust and on on a whimsy . . .

The sun shines
The sun sets
The planet turns
Eggs collected
And we, visitors,
Polite urban dwellers
Coo gratitude
Wonder