Jan Allison Poet Free verse

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Bessie the Cow

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 April 1, 2019 at 5:02 AM - Congratulations, Jan ... Bessie got a great 3rd place :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Sandra Haight March 31, 2019 at 8:31 PM Wow...very creative indeed, Jan! Great poem and picture to go with it! Congrats on your win. Hugs, Sandra :) :)

Juliet Ligon March 31, 2019 at 10:21 AM Creative take on the contest! Congrats!

Jennifer Proxenos March 27, 2019 at 4:23 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 March 27, 2019 at 4:38 PM thanks Jenny:-) hugs Jan xx

Rico Leffanta March 26, 2019 at 6:30 PM That is a Guernsey problem - no udder love! Aloha! Rico Jan Allison March 26, 2019 at 6:40 PM lol Rico:-) your comments always make me smile:-) hugs Jan xx

Allen Beilschmidt Sr. March 26, 2019 at 2:39 PM Excellent irony Jan Jan Allison March 26, 2019 at 6:39 PM thank you:-) hugs Jan x

Paul Callus March 26, 2019 at 12:28 PM Still laughing at the 3rd stanza, Jan :) Your witty mind is unfathomable! Hugs // paul Jan Allison March 26, 2019 at 6:37 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 March 26, 2019 at 8:57 AM The bull should never be ignored unless one shoots it often! I so enjoyed your Bessie Steak out! Jan Allison March 26, 2019 at 6:36 PM lol Chuck:-) hugs jan xx

Anne-Lise Andresen March 26, 2019 at 5:16 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 March 26, 2019 at 6:35 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 March 26, 2019 at 12:51 AM Hi Jan, made me smile this did. Glad to be back for a bit. Jan Allison March 26, 2019 at 6:34 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 March 25, 2019 at 9:48 PM LOL, I plead the fifth on this!! Jan Allison March 26, 2019 at 6:33 PM lol Arthur:-) hugs jan xx

Lindsay Laurie March 25, 2019 at 7:35 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 March 25, 2019 at 7:39 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 March 25, 2019 at 5:53 PM Reading your fascinating write makes me consider becoming a vegetarian. Jan Allison March 25, 2019 at 5:59 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 March 25, 2019 at 5:28 PM Whoa! Hold the cows back, this poem makes me sh-UDDER; no pun intended. Jan Allison March 25, 2019 at 5:34 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