Little Red Rooster
wakes up each day before dawn
to crow at the sun
in the afternoon
he decides to cross the road
to the other side
tonight he wrestles
with the farmer's wife; she likes
he's a little cock
tomorrow he crows
as usual at the sun
and then has some fun
like the farmer's wife,
the farmer's daughters like him,
he has a quick mind
even though, one girl
wanted Little Red Rooster
to make her his bride
Red waits for Snow White
but her entourage of dwarves
were tough as a rock
even if the girls
twirl their pigtails at his beak
Little Red pretends
decency matters
when he gets the milk for free
he won't act unkind
Red knows people ask
why he needs to cross the road
if he feels chicken
obligations rise
the need to crow at the sun
to wake up early
obviously, Red
enjoys being a small cock
how he might thicken
slowly, in his chest
when he breathes slowly, the air
puffs his chest burly
trust in the struggle
the bantam cock loves a fight
sees how a tree bends
ever so alone
he stands on his stoop and screams
the hens wake with fright
rely on each day
to change and remain the same
Rooster sleeps at night
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