Turkey On The Tree Poem by Raj Arumugam

Turkey On The Tree



1
well, there's this turkey
in the bush and it sees a tree
and there is seized with a great desire
to reach the topmost of the branches;
but no matter how it tries
it can only land on the first branch

"Try a little of my droppings, "
says the bull below the tree
"My droppings are packed
with vitamins and lots of energy"

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"Thank you, Mr Bull, "
says the turkey
and eats some of the droppings
and straight feels the energy
and flies up to the first branch
and it goes to the next
and higher on to the next branch
And on and on
with so much zest and power
till at last the turkey reaches
its desired goal - right to the top


3
And from afar in the field
the farmer sees the turkey
and he shoots it down with his gun
"Will be good for dinner this day! "
he says



And the moral of the story in Aesop style:
Bullshit might get you far and high
but someone will smell it sooner or later

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Veeraiyah Subbulakshmi 21 March 2012

Raj Arumugam What a joke! If a turkey could reach the topmost branch, it must have been a turkey on diet! The moral of the story is nice but scary!

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