The Generals thought
Let us put a pigeon in
A missile to strike.
We cannot reach them
The enemy’s over there
We must use pigeons
Science said its great
It was called Project Pigeon
Meant to win the war.
They thought it’s perfect.
Birds and missiles can both fly.
They can fly together.
The leaders then laughed.
They wondered how it would work
Pigeons as soldiers.
The pigeons would peck
At the target as they moved.
To guide the missile.
A bird brained missile.
Leaders couldn’t stop laughing.
Oh the irony.
It worked well in tests
But not so much in real life
Birds cannot be bombs
The thought became shelved.
Because no general could think
Of birds as missiles.
Once they decided to make a soldier bird.
They only stopped when It became absurd.
Pigeons were not meant to fly artillery.
Because they were not designed to be military
Jan 27
Jan 27, 2026 at 6:50 PM UTC
The Generals thought
Let us put a pigeon in
A missile to strike.
We cannot reach them
The enemy’s over there
We must use pigeons
Science said its great
It was called Project Pigeon
Meant to win the war.
They thought it’s perfect.
Birds and missiles can both fly.
They can fly together.
The leaders then laughed.
They wondered how it would work
Pigeons as soldiers.
The pigeons would peck
At the target as they moved.
To guide the missile.
A bird brained missile.
Leaders couldn’t stop laughing.
Oh the irony.
It worked well in tests
But not so much in real life
Birds cannot be bombs
The thought became shelved.
Because no general could think
Of birds as missiles.
Once they decided to make a soldier bird.
They only stopped when It became absurd.
Pigeons were not meant to fly artillery.
Because they were not designed to be military