My chickens are a flock
of miniature sheep,
feathery and rainbow-hued.
...
I promised I'd bury you
there, in our front yard,
beneath the tree you loved to lie under
while I weeded the flowers.
...
Little Sheep
My chickens are a flock
of miniature sheep,
feathery and rainbow-hued.
Around my lawn they
flutter as they graze,
presenting me a sweet, pastoral view.
Little sheep of black,
of brown, of gray
and white amid the early morning dew;
Little sheep blowing
in waves, upon the wind,
in unison, as if on God's unspoken cue.