Bossie

COCKADOODLE DOOOOOOOOO!   COCKADOODLE DOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
  That big red rooster greets each morn that way,
Waking all of us...and the farmer too,
  Just so we can all start the day.

A beckoning call to the barn is made
  We just go a strollin' with an easy gait.
Food, water, and then they wash us down 
  Before the suctioning, as we await.

It feels quite good to get that electric relief
  As those ruminant gallons go gently away.
I may choose more hay as I give and give
  With a soft sounding "Mooooo" as I stand in the bay.

Led from the barn to pastures so green
  But they're always greener to me on the other side,
I stand, or sit down as I chew my cud
   'Til milking call at evening tide.

You may call me "Bossie"
  Although I'm really not...
The produce I give is warm right now,
  But Pasteur said that it had to be hot.
 
What a beautiful life I have
   Just going from here to there.
Giving my body's bounty,
   With hardly a care.

For sure it is enjoyed by millions each day,
  The pure white drink which is ne'er pernicious.
Just one thing more I'll say about it....
   The time I have and the milk I give is UDDERLY delicious!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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April 29, 2016 at 10:41 PM
Dan, Well done. Glad to read your poem today. Love -LINDA-
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May 4, 2016 at 5:11 PM
Thank you, Linda. This one was done so long ago I seemed to forget that I even wrote it. lol
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