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I wrote about my timer,

Which is permanently stuck

And, after many years, at last

Emitted its last cluck.

 

That was two days ago; today

A package came for me.

I hadn’t ordered anything

And thought, “What could it be?”

 

A brand-new chicken timer

With a message from my son:

“I hope this works – it looks just like

Your now non-ticking one.”

 

I laughed out loud at such a gift,

So generous and sweet

And in response to what I wrote! –

An unexpected treat.

 

Of course, my husband had to add,

When seeing where this led,

“Your next poem should describe our car

And how it’s almost dead.”