Today (Christmas Eve 2024), I’m reminded of a wonderful poem by the late Benjamin Zephaniah. Taken from his book of the same name, it makes the fun case that a turkey is not just for Christmas, they’re so much more! Here’s the first verse. I encourage you to read it, in full, either at Benjamin Zephaniah as well as other places on the web. You can even download a pdf.
Be nice to you turkeys dis christmas
Cos’ turkeys just wanna have fun
Turkeys are cool, turkeys are wicked
An every turkey has a Mum.
Be nice to you turkeys dis christmas,
Don’t eat it, keep it alive,
It could be yu mate, an not on yu plate
Say, Yo! Turkey I’m on your side.
Zephaniah, B. 2015, Turkeys, Puffin Books.
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