The Road Played Chicken

The anfracturous roadway down

from a small Arizona town

had at one time played the dickens

with a large truckload of chickens.

The driver had taken a spill

as his brakes failed on Yarnell hill.

Townfolks had chicken for dinner

for all the rest of that winter.

Those chicken descendants are still

wandering around Yarnell hill.

There is a new and paved highway

going up to Yarnell today.

The foxes and other wild beast

are still having a chicken feast.

Walt Abbott–9-27-09