Bantam Bobby That Crazy Chicky
Bantam Bobby,
Parades in the yard with his funny hat.
That crazy chicky.
Squawky, skamorky, skadoo.
His head feathers flap, blusterous.
The lady chickens watch him.
That crazy chicky.
Cocka, chocka, doodle doo.
He kicks the dirt as a boy chick must.
Cluck, malurk, buckoo.
That crazy, crazy, chicky,
Rawky, crallurk, curoo.
They watch his walk and hear his talk.
Their funny hat feathers ruffle in the breeze.
At the back of the yard the albino peacock watches.
Pee pew.
Peeeeee pew, he yells.
And all eyes turn.
Then, like a ghost, he floats into view.
And as he lands and flashes his flare.
Bantam Bobby bows.
That crazy chicky.
He knows great beauty when he sees it.
Parades in the yard with his funny hat.
That crazy chicky.
Squawky, skamorky, skadoo.
His head feathers flap, blusterous.
The lady chickens watch him.
That crazy chicky.
Cocka, chocka, doodle doo.
He kicks the dirt as a boy chick must.
Cluck, malurk, buckoo.
That crazy, crazy, chicky,
Rawky, crallurk, curoo.
They watch his walk and hear his talk.
Their funny hat feathers ruffle in the breeze.
At the back of the yard the albino peacock watches.
Pee pew.
Peeeeee pew, he yells.
And all eyes turn.
Then, like a ghost, he floats into view.
And as he lands and flashes his flare.
Bantam Bobby bows.
That crazy chicky.
He knows great beauty when he sees it.
This poem is copyright (©) Laura Cooney 2025
About the Writer
Laura Cooney
Laura Cooney is a writer and spoken word poet from Edinburgh. She writes for both children and adults and is currently working on both a children’s fantasy novel and a single collection of poems for both. Her children’s work has been published most recently in Parakeet Mag, The Toy Press, Little Thoughts Press, The Dirigible Balloon, Northern Gravy and on Brian Moses Blogspot. Find more on X and Bluesky @lozzakidwriting @lozzawriting and www.lozzawriting.com. When she's not writing, she'll be found with her daughters, as close to the sea as possible, seeking shells. There will be ice-cream!
