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Just happiness

Chris Hall47 Comments

just outside in my office

tanka Puente

a new brood, that’s life
these are guinea fowls, cheeky;
here’s the family
there’s mom, dad, aunt and uncle
and here’s the best one – young’un!

~~ “Tame birds sing of freedom. Wild birds fly.” John Lennon ~~

a new guinea fowl
learns to chatter and squawk, a lot
he’s bigger each day
and now he’s a teenager
such fun we’re having, we’ll wave

~~~

For Colleen Chesebro‘s TankaTuesday #46 — 6 January 2026, where this week’s host Willow Willer’s invitation is to write syllabic poetry in the form of a puente [using a quote as a three-stanza poem’s bridge]. The selected quote’s topic is to be the writer’s choice. On the topic(s) of ‘new beginnings for the new year or your life.‘

#TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No.46, New Beginnings Puente Poetry, 01/06/26

47 thoughts on “Just happiness”

  3. Your poem, dear Chris, beautifully conveys the spirit of gathering with loved ones in a warm, cosy setting: be joyful and embrace freedom!
    Tame birds sing of freedom. Wild birds fly, well said, John!

    👏🥰💖

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    • Those 5 guinea fowls are completely free to roam, but they like to come here most days. They fly into our yard, they poke around in the bushes and plants, they will drink and eat some bird seed, and they will fly off again. They often get confused about how to fly over the gate though! 😅

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