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Moorhen Chicks

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Two fluffy black Moorhen chicks
racing against each other 
Run across the Lilly pads 
trying to catch their mother

Like a speeded up tv sketch
from the Benny Hill show 
Like old fashioned clock work toys
wind them up and watch them go 

Photo Credit Dr Amir Khan 

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Stephen Gospage

Mon 16th Aug 2021 16:45

A nice poem, Julie. I love moorhens. Mind you, old fashioned toys are a bit more PC than Benny Hill nowadays, or was he just being ironic?

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julie callaghan

Mon 16th Aug 2021 08:44

Thank you all for the likes.

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