Daisy

Oh, I remember Daisy from my youth. Memories filled with joy, and that’s the truth. I never knew a calf could be so sweet. She smelled like clover in the summer heat. I threw my arms around her, hugged her tight. Her mother had been stolen in the night. She cried for her the way a calf will do. Then she listened hard for her mama’s moo. I knew she wanted mama's milk real bad. She sucked my little hand, that's all I had. I loved that little calf with big brown eyes. We'd meet each morning as the sun would rise. I came home from school on my saddest day. My step-dad had taken Daisy away. Sometimes I remember how hard I cried. And sometimes still, I brush a tear aside. I think that I was seven at the time. To have a pet like Daisy was sublime. 4-25-21 Rhyming Couplets~5th Place Premier Contest~ Contest Judged: 5/25/2021 10:27:00 PM Sponsored by: Janice Canerdy |