cow pollinater
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I found her there
down by the creek
we shared fond memories
of when these still waters
still ran deep
down by the creek
we shared fond memories
of when these still waters
still ran deep
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Did you find her dead?
Chuckie":1k1uo8lg said:
I read the poem and came to the conclusion that the creek is dried up and only memories of what once was is not any more.
I have a confession to make. Cow pollinator will hate me forever now. I always thought cp was a woman. I must have been reading the threads where it didn't have a gender sound to it. But I was picturing that little fairy " cow pollinator" that used to come on the Walt Disney show that had the wand and the sparkles as "she" pollinated the cows. I guess it was a child hood thing.
Then when I read where "she" said that everyone had started calling her, "Uncle," I thought, "WHAT?" I thought it was a joke at first, then I realized that she was a he. Then I started reading more posts, and she came turned into a man. :lol2:
I have to get ready for church, TB....
Then when I read where "she" said that everyone had started calling her, "Uncle," I thought, "WHAT?" I thought it was a joke at first, then I realized that she was a he. Then I started reading more posts, and she came turned into a man. :lol2:
I have to get ready for church, TB....
cow pollinater
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You're pretty close. It's not dried up yet but it sure isn't moving any. I've been hauling water twice a week to suplement what's there and that's the first time anyone can remember that happening on that piece.hurleyjd":3dah4srx said:
cow pollinater
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Sorry to disappoint you, Chukie. :lol: My butcher job on poetry is as close as I get to having a feminine side.Chuckie":bv1nl4s3 said:
I ran commercial bees for a few years and I also run an AI service and we used to joke that they were both pollination services so that's where the name came from.
branguscowgirl
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Chippie CP has a great picture on the CT family pictures thread. 
That's partly why I enjoy having the thread to refer to.
That's partly why I enjoy having the thread to refer to.
cow pollinater":ga51rjdj said:
You did really well with the poem. A lot of serious thinking went into it. It also could mean more than water in the creek but life as well. It does not take a lot of words to convey a thought but the choice of words used.
papavillars
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We'll put hurley
I knew you AI'ed cattle, I just had the picture in my mind and it over-rode reality. It was a fun surprise!
Henry Wadsworth Cow Pollinator
melking
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He is a poet
And I know it
His feet show it
They are are longfellows
And I know it
His feet show it
They are are longfellows
greybeard
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He inseminates the cows one by oneChuckie":1abruvu7 said:
from early morn till setting sun.
Up to his elbow, up to his shoulder
and hopes the calf won't grow as big as a boulder.
Two months later the client calls,
there'll be no nursin no new calf bawls.
The Vet had been by with gloves in hand
then he checked every heifer and cow on the land.
The news was bad, not what they were hopin'
Gotta buy a bull cuz the whole herd's open.
cow pollinater
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You know what they say about guys with big feet ;-) ;-) ;-) it's not true but I have pretty big feet so I'm happy to promote the myth. :mrgreen:melking":1pnutr51 said:
cow pollinater
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greybeard":27es20up said:
Well done, sir. :tiphat: I wish it were true. I tried to drop one of my bigger herds and they panicked and begged me to stay. :cry2: I agreed to stick it out til this time next year... funny how that works, for fifteen years they've been threatening to fire me but I tell them to shove it and they beg me to stay. :???:
TennesseeTuxedo
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In my business we call that the "take away". Works every time.
Commercialfarmer
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Not much is more depressing than a drought, I feel for you. But you never know what is just around the corner. Since I'm not a good poet, I'll include a few pictures.
In all his years and through all the tears,
he never saw a crop this failed
it wasn't worth the cost of cuttin and if bailed it wouldn't make nuttin,
this year the ship has already sailed.
The ground was bone dry and the cracks were gettin wide
the old man was wishing for hail,
the hail never came but the cattle price did gain
just enough to post the bank loan's bail,
Still have to eat the cost of fertilzer and spray, and all the days without pay,
but he'll give it ago again no doubt
Combine's still under the barn, no reason to the check the belts or grease the arms,
while he continues to pray for an end to the drought
From the west the storms come along, and they continued to rage till the cracks were gone,
spring finally arrived only 26 months late
Wild flowers were in bloom and for bare ground there was no room,
even in the sand hole down by the gate.
Though too late for the crop, and they'll have to be cut back how they shop,
made the old man smile to know rain still existed if nothing else,
By July he'd never seen crabgrass that high, it was rubbing bellies even up between the thighs,
all wasn't so bad he thought to himself.
If prices next year will just hold, the pasture he can load
of retained heifers he wanted to keep.
He can bail for hay what he won't need to graze,
if the price climbs a profit he just might reap
From the road you'd never know that the wheat failed to grow,
cause green pasture is all you that you see
When the rain's no where in sight, thank the Good Lord at night,
that the concern is solely His as it's always been and always will be.
In all his years and through all the tears,
he never saw a crop this failed
it wasn't worth the cost of cuttin and if bailed it wouldn't make nuttin,
this year the ship has already sailed.
The ground was bone dry and the cracks were gettin wide
the old man was wishing for hail,
the hail never came but the cattle price did gain
just enough to post the bank loan's bail,
Still have to eat the cost of fertilzer and spray, and all the days without pay,
but he'll give it ago again no doubt
Combine's still under the barn, no reason to the check the belts or grease the arms,
while he continues to pray for an end to the drought
From the west the storms come along, and they continued to rage till the cracks were gone,
spring finally arrived only 26 months late
Wild flowers were in bloom and for bare ground there was no room,
even in the sand hole down by the gate.
Though too late for the crop, and they'll have to be cut back how they shop,
made the old man smile to know rain still existed if nothing else,
By July he'd never seen crabgrass that high, it was rubbing bellies even up between the thighs,
all wasn't so bad he thought to himself.
If prices next year will just hold, the pasture he can load
of retained heifers he wanted to keep.
He can bail for hay what he won't need to graze,
if the price climbs a profit he just might reap
From the road you'd never know that the wheat failed to grow,
cause green pasture is all you that you see
When the rain's no where in sight, thank the Good Lord at night,
that the concern is solely His as it's always been and always will be.
branguscowgirl
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Very nice poetry everyone! I love to read your thoughts this way.
cow pollinater
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commercialfarmer, well done. I got stuck on the pics though. We get clouds like that maybe three times a year in a normal year and blanketflower is limited to drought tolerant cultivars placed in garden beds and well tended to. :lol:
