Social Commentaries
The Highbrow Hen
From The Laughing Willow (1918)
Social Commentaries
Said Farmer Dole to his speckled hen,
“Why don’t you lay for me now and then?”
Said the speckled hen to Farmer Dole,
“Because I’ve taken up birth control.”
Cite this poem
MLA
Herford, Oliver. “The Highbrow Hen.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herford/183/.
Chicago
Herford, Oliver. “The Highbrow Hen.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herford/183/.
Read this poem with the Codex →