A man whose birthday had just come <br />was given by his son (a bum) <br />a parrot with an attitude, <br />his language was considered rude. <br /> <br />The man, a genuine optimist <br />now tried for his ventriloquist <br />to find a happy compromise <br />the bird played deaf, which wasn't wise. <br /> <br />One day, the vicar had stopped in <br />and witnessed this strange bird of sin. <br />He said, 'my son may God be kind <br />this language makes me deaf and blind.' <br /> <br />The vicar gone, the bird just raved <br />and acted utterly depraved. <br />Well, patience sometimes wears quite thin <br />so now he grabbed him by the chin <br />and yelled 'you sewer-mouthed old geezer, <br />you're going, head first, in the freezer.' <br /> <br />For twenty seconds there was heard <br />a string of insults from the bird. <br />But then, a silence did descend <br />as if the bird was near the end. <br /> <br />Now worried, yanking on the door <br />not knowing what there was in store <br />he did regard with kinder eyes <br />his parrot who was still and wise. <br /> <br />'Oh master, my apologies <br />I am so sorry, pretty please, <br />I shall, from now, each single day <br />serve you and love you, if I may.' <br /> <br />The man, astonished at the change, <br />could not quite grasp this sudden, strange <br />and revolutionary shift, <br />perhaps it was, from God a gift? <br /> <br />But happy now, he said, 'my friend, <br />I figured that you'd reached the end <br />but I am fair and quite forgiving, <br />so, welcome back, among the living.' <br /> <br />The parrot smiled his crooked smile <br />and thought about this for awhile <br />and added 'Master, what's the word <br />on that there lifeless turkeybird? '<br /><br />Herbert Nehrlich<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/turkey-in-the-freezer/
