Before I say what I’m going to say: Yes, I know that wild turkeys live in central Texas. I have google. But y’all? I have never seen one here. And more importantly, I’ve never seen one marching around my house into my own backyard. But today I did.
This is what qualifies as a high point in my book. I was going to say “these days,” but honestly, seeing a wild turkey, curious but nonchalant, making her way into my backyard to see what’s what is just good news full stop. Don’t you think?
P.S. I don’t want to get all woo woo conspiracy theory here, but I don’t think it’s out of the realm of possibility that she arrived with the specific intention of being featured in an April haiku.
Haiku 7
April 7, 2025
I track her, agog
Turkey in her high pink boots
Like she owns the place
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