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Bessie the cow a prizewinning specimen, has sadly relinquished her gold rosette Ruby red ribbons of congealing blood coat the floor of the abattoir The silly cow ignored the bull, farmer Fred’s freezer will be full! Ribbon Contest Sponsored By Line Gauthier 3/25/19

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Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 4/1/2019 5:02:00 AM

- Congratulations, Jan ... Bessie got a great 3rd place :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Sandra Haight

Date: 3/31/2019 8:31:00 PM

Wow...very creative indeed, Jan! Great poem and picture to go with it! Congrats on your win. Hugs, Sandra :) :)

Juliet Ligon

Date: 3/31/2019 10:21:00 AM

Creative take on the contest! Congrats!

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 3/27/2019 4:23:00 PM

A fun and fact poem Jan. You managed to get both across so beautifully in your Bessie the Cow poem - really well done! Poetry hugs, Jenny.

Jan Allison
Date: 3/27/2019 4:38:00 PM

thanks Jenny:-) hugs Jan xx

Rico Leffanta

Date: 3/26/2019 6:30:00 PM

That is a Guernsey problem - no udder love! Aloha! Rico

Jan Allison
Date: 3/26/2019 6:40:00 PM

lol Rico:-) your comments always make me smile:-) hugs Jan xx

Allen Beilschmidt Sr.

Date: 3/26/2019 2:39:00 PM

Excellent irony Jan

Jan Allison
Date: 3/26/2019 6:39:00 PM

thank you:-) hugs Jan x

Paul Callus

Date: 3/26/2019 12:28:00 PM

Still laughing at the 3rd stanza, Jan :) Your witty mind is unfathomable! Hugs // paul

Jan Allison
Date: 3/26/2019 6:37:00 PM

Thanks Paul it started off as a dark write but then the humour just came into force with the 3rd stanza lol:-) hugs jan xx

Chuck Melugin

Date: 3/26/2019 8:57:00 AM

The bull should never be ignored unless one shoots it often! I so enjoyed your Bessie Steak out!

Jan Allison
Date: 3/26/2019 6:36:00 PM

lol Chuck:-) hugs jan xx

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 3/26/2019 5:16:00 AM

- Jan .... :)))) ... thank you, I swallowed the coffee in "wrong hole" :)))))) - Good luck in the contest - Have a lovely day :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Jan Allison
Date: 3/26/2019 6:35:00 PM

thanks Anne Lise at first I didn't intend it to be funny as its quite dark but I couldn't resist that final stanza lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Aurore Severo

Date: 3/26/2019 12:51:00 AM

Hi Jan, made me smile this did. Glad to be back for a bit.

Jan Allison
Date: 3/26/2019 6:34:00 PM

oh Aurore it is so lovely to see you back on soup I know you have such a busy life, I always feel uplifted when I see your name it fills me with sunshine:-) Hope you are well:-) hugs Jan xx

Arthur Vaso

Date: 3/25/2019 9:48:00 PM

LOL, I plead the fifth on this!!

Jan Allison
Date: 3/26/2019 6:33:00 PM

lol Arthur:-) hugs jan xx

Lindsay Laurie

Date: 3/25/2019 7:35:00 PM

G'day Jan … being a milker extends the life of all dairy cows and the people they must hate to see are stock agents. I'll think of Bessie in a nice way when I eat my next steak - thanks Jan - Lindsay

Jan Allison
Date: 3/25/2019 7:39:00 PM

I've got steak planned for Sunday - I think the meat we have is probably a relative of the old cow Bessie lol:-) hugs jan xx

Robert Pettit

Date: 3/25/2019 5:53:00 PM

Reading your fascinating write makes me consider becoming a vegetarian.

Jan Allison
Date: 3/25/2019 5:59:00 PM

Thanks Robert !!:-) It is so lovely to see you back on soup, I'll always be grateful to you as you are one of the wonderful people who gave me so much support and encouragement when I first joined the site:-) hugs jan xx

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 3/25/2019 5:28:00 PM

Whoa! Hold the cows back, this poem makes me sh-UDDER; no pun intended.

Jan Allison
Date: 3/25/2019 5:34:00 PM

lol Caren, I'm guessing its not quite what Line was looking for but i go with my muse lol I may write another if time allows lol:-) hugs Jan xx