Chicken on the Moor

CHICKEN ON THE MOOR

Sitting
in the car
on the fog-surrounded moors
waiting
for orders
to abandon position,
chicken
shone up in my headlights;
dipped,
they ran the road
Out of the mist
chicken emerged
boiled in a saucepan
The later safety
of the city
dispelled the haze
Chicken
couldn't
cause
indigestion

© GERALD ENGLAND

Composed: Ackworth, 14th October 1971

Publication

1996 Target (UK)