There was a young cock who had just one eye,
But this he ignored, he wanted to fly.
He had a left wing with feathers too short,
Right after takeoff he tried to abort.
From high on the barn he’d started this flight,
To stop it all now would not be too bright.
His wing made him fly left circles around,
No eye on that side he couldn’t see ground.
This bothered him not till he chose to land,
A problem quite large with no radar band.
Courage had carried him high in the sky,
If he landed wrong, he knew he would die.
He’d done all of this to dazzle a hen,
But somehow he knew she’s not in the pen.
Now all other cocks must fly a straight line.
Doing such circles was pure asinine.
The squawking below at seeing this show
Was all he would need to know where to go.
He circled real wide and tucking in tight,
To land in the pen, his math must be right.
Altimeter gone he knew not his height.
His wing caught the flag pole off to the right.
He did a three-sixty right in mid air.
The crowd cheered below, this truly was rare.
He lowered his flaps, he’d try to glide in.
He feathered his tail to slow down the spin.
Hitting a branch with the wing on his right
He flipped on his back but still in full flight.
To just clear the fence he quickened his pace.
The tight chicken wire might rip off his face.
His body flew by, one foot caught the top.
He started to roll with no way to stop.
So spiraling in, a sight to behold,
The side of the barn would knock him out cold.
This one-eyed cock had the luck of the pure.
He spiraled right through the one open door.
He slammed on his brakes, his beak led the way.
He bored a big hole right into some hay.
The hen that he loved, now setting nearby,
Laid a whole clutch as he plummeted by.
The flock had gone nuts to cheer their new ace.
He couldn’t recall the name of the place.
With Eggie the hen becoming his wife,
He relived this feat the rest of his life.
Now lest you might think, your leg I would pull,
The whole of this tale is simply pure bull.
And so you can see, I think it is time,
Why I did call it the cock and bull rhyme.
COPYRIGHT – DR. JON FULFS – NOVEMBER 1991