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Originally Posted by Pigeon Lady
…and on the 15th day, a poem dedicated to all of the TiBB turkeys…
Talking Turkeys by Benjamin Zephaniah
Be nice to yu turkeys dis christmas
Cos’ turkeys just wanna hav fun
Turkeys are cool, turkeys are wicked
An every turkey has a Mum.
Be nice to yu turkeys dis christmas,
Don’t eat it, keep it alive,
It could be yu mate, an not on your plate
Say, Yo! Turkey I’m on your side.
I got lots of friends who are turkeys
An all of dem fear christmas time,
Dey wanna enjoy it, dey say humans destroyed it
An humans are out of dere mind,
Yeah, I got lots of friends who are turkeys
Dey all hav a right to a life,
Not to be caged up an genetically made up
By any farmer an his wife.
Turkeys just wanna play reggae
Turkeys just wanna hip-hop
Can yu imagine a nice young turkey saying,
‘I cannot wait for de chop’,
Turkeys like getting presents, dey wanna watch christmas TV,
Turkeys hav brains an turkeys feel pain
In many ways like yu an me.
I once knew a turkey called…Turkey
He said “Benji explain to me please,
Who put de turkey in christmas
An what happens to christmas trees?”,
I said “I am not too sure turkey
But itŐs nothing to do wid Christ Mass
Humans get greedy an waste more dan need be
An business men mek loadsa cash’.
Be nice to yu turkey dis christmas
Invite dem indoors fe sum greens
Let dem eat cake an let dem partake
In a plate of organic grown beans,
Be nice to yu turkey dis christmas
An spare dem de cut of de knife,
Join Turkeys United an dey’ll be delighted
An yu will mek new friends ‘FOR LIFE’.
…and it’s a cracker, as they say…
How did the ornament get addicted to Christmas…?….
On this day of 15 December in 1984 ‘Do They Know It's Christmas' by Band Aid entered the chart at No.1 and stayed at the top for 5 weeks…at the time it was the biggest selling single ever in the UK, with sales of over three and a half million…
15 December is also Cupcake Day so a Christmas cupcake for all of us who TiBB…only the one cupcake, though…as Christmas is very much a time of sharing…
…and the Christmas song I’ve chosen today is…well, a Christmas song/and probably my own favourite version of it… …
Wishing you and your loved ones a very Merry Christmas…be safe, be happy ….and take care…xxx…
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Yass Ammi. What an AB FAB calendar entry (I'm channelling my inner Patsy) you have given us. A gem! Loved the poem....did you write it! Brilliant either way
I was eagerly anticipating your entry this morning and you certainly fulfilled any expectations my love. Merry Christmas Ammi and forgive me in advance for making your Christmas story character fond of drinking! Lol. Xxxx
PS. Loved that version of Chestnuts.