<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><font face="Helvetica">Last Night I Dreamed Of Chickens</font><div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; caret-color: rgb(52, 52, 52); color: rgb(52, 52, 52); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span clas="long-line" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><font face="Helvetica"><br></font></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; caret-color: rgb(52, 52, 52); color: rgb(52, 52, 52); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><font face="Helvetica"><span clas="long-line" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Last night I dreamed of chickens,</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span clas="long-line" style="box-sizing: border-box;">there were chickens everywhere,</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span clas="long-line" style="box-sizing: border-box;">they were standing on my stomach,</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span clas="long-line" style="box-sizing: border-box;">they were nesting in my hair,</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span clas="long-line" style="box-sizing: border-box;">they were pecking at my pillow,</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span clas="long-line" style="box-sizing: border-box;">they were hopping on my head,</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span clas="long-line" style="box-sizing: border-box;">they were ruffling up their feathers</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span clas="long-line" style="box-sizing: border-box;">as they raced about my bed.</span></font></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; caret-color: rgb(52, 52, 52); color: rgb(52, 52, 52); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><font face="Helvetica"><span clas="long-line" style="box-sizing: border-box;">They were on the chairs and tables,</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span clas="long-line" style="box-sizing: border-box;">they were on the chandeliers,</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span clas="long-line" style="box-sizing: border-box;">they were roosting in the corners,</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span clas="long-line" style="box-sizing: border-box;">they were clucking in my ears,</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span clas="long-line" style="box-sizing: border-box;">there were chickens, chickens, chickens</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span clas="long-line" style="box-sizing: border-box;">for as far as I could see...</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span clas="long-line" style="box-sizing: border-box;">when I woke today, I noticed</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span clas="long-line" style="box-sizing: border-box;">there were eggs on top of me.</span></font></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; caret-color: rgb(52, 52, 52); color: rgb(52, 52, 52); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><font face="Helvetica"> - Jack Prelutsky</font></p><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="Helvetica"><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica"><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica"><br></font></div><font face="Helvetica">"Be joyful though you have considered all the facts."</font><div><font face="Helvetica"> - Wendell Berry</font></div></div></div></div></body></html>