Ten Dead Chickens
We woke to find ten
Dead chickens in the yard
.
Not a single broken neck between them
And no throats cut either
.
This was not the work of
Dog fox dingo or feral cat
.
We checked the water was untainted
And the grain still fresh
.
However without funds and goods
To exchange or pay the Vet Man
.
It was necessary to consult
A local Shaman
.
Who threw three bones
A stone and a feather
.
All loosely bound in un-tanned leather
Against the dung wall
.
He then concluded
We were visited in the night
.
By some mischievous Dust Devil
Who simply came to play and merely took
Ten chicken’s breaths away
.