From 'Moo' to You

Poetics Aside Prompt: Write a milk poem. This could be about the moo-juice kind of milk. Or it could explore milk metaphorically, as in the expression “milk of human kindness.” Of course it could also be about the act of milking something. And no, it doesn’t have to be nourishing.

Sip it, gulp it

Chocolate, white

Perfect beverage

Day or night

With your cookies

On its own

Fortifying

Teeth and bones

Satisfying

Healthy too

Won’t you have

A glass of ‘moo’?

Good for baby

Kids, grandmas

Favorite drink

for Santa Claus

In the blender

With your fruit

In a pot

Of creamy soup

Cold, nutritious

Splash of silk

Won’t you have

A glass of milk?

© Janet Martin