Black-and-White Cow
Although she dresses like a mime,
Cow makes a noise from time to time—
like when the milker grabs ahold
with fingers that are way too cold.
Despite resemblance to a nun,
Cow’s not above a little fun.
There’s not a bull who can resist her.
She’d truly make a twisted sister.
Her two-tone outfit’s 1950,
yet her appearance—rather nifty.
I cannot help but dread the day
when Cow fades into old and gray.
Timothy Tocher, a resident of New York State’s Hudson Valley, writes fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for all ages. His poems have appeared in Light, Spitball: The Literary Baseball Magazine, Dirt: Healthy Living from the Ground Up, and numerous anthologies for children. His poem “Help Wanted,” which explains Santa’s quest for a new team of reindeer, has been anthologized in the US and UK.