I never saw a Purple Cow,
I never hope to see one;
But I can tell you, anyhow,
I'd rather see than be one.
Gelett Burgess
That is one of the first poems that was not a nursery rhyme taught to me by my mother. It is cute and easy to learn.
The absurdity of a cow being purple makes the poem memorable.
There have been many parodies of the poem. They all add to the humor of it and some take it to a new level.
In fact Gelett Burgess grew to hate his poem. He even wrote a new one.
Ah, yes, I wrote the "Purple Cow"—
I'm Sorry, now, I wrote it;
But I can tell you Anyhow
I'll Kill you if you Quote it!
I thought of the poem today. I saw a commercial with John Cena and a purple cow. Imagine that. So Of course I had to write a poem.
Today I saw a purple blog,
ReplyDeleteMust be their favorite hue
Maybe I'll change my color too,
Into a violet blue.
Very good! I will look for violet next time.
DeleteI saw a purple cow
ReplyDeletewith Channing Tatum on its spine.
It was strange to see a purple cow
Channing Tatum or not.
Rhyming is not here.
Another good one. This is fun.
DeleteKeep them coming.
ReplyDeleteThe muse has to hit me over the head.
Deletethis was fun post dear Emma
ReplyDeletei like purple color though in flowers mostly :)
as poet i wonder why he disliked his own poem later ,with time and with change in human psyche poetry go through changes too :)
i would like to see purple cow now :)
Lilacs, violets, and pansies are my favorite flowers.
DeleteI really enjoyed this.
ReplyDeleteToday I saw a purple cow.
ReplyDeleteShimmering in the sun.
Still I can tell you anyhow
It was a hallucination bar none.
I like it. I hope I get more.
DeleteToday I saw a purple cow
ReplyDelete‘Twas dressed in crimson silk.
Had it been brown I’d have said “How now?”
I’m hoping for purple milk.
That would be fun. I wonder what purple milk would taste like.
DeleteToday I saw a purple cow,
ReplyDeleteTo lavender it faded.
One day I turned a sickly green
And people called me jaded.
That turned cynical quickly. Funny though.
DeleteI thought I saw a Purple Cow
ReplyDeleteBut there can never really be one.
What on earth can I do now?
Make sure there really are non.
I enjoyed this, thanks.
This is such fun. I have so many creative friends online.
DeleteThe First Poem I learned was actually a Song to be Sung called Senor Delgado, about a Cat... it was witty but so long that I am amazed I still remember every verse all these Decades later at a Great-Grandma!
ReplyDeleteThose firsts stay with us.
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