She likes all these chickens running
around outside in the yard all dirt
from their scratching with some shade
trees where they rest come the heavy sun,
although they slur their clucks before they
sleep: when they wake she runs
with the chickens to water to seed, later:
to barbeque: she is no angel, she has no wings.
Her Chickens
Carol Ellis lives in Portland, Oregon and is a two time nominee of the Pushcart Prize. Her books include the full length Lost and Local (Pacific Coast Poetry Series, 2019), HELLO (Two Plum Press, 2018), and I Want A Job (Finishing Line Press, 2014). Her publications include JAMA, Comstock Review, North Dakota Quarterly, Trampoline, ZYZZYVA, and The Cincinnati Review.