Ode To a Cow

When life seems one too many for you, Go and look at a cow..

This poem was sent to me by a follower on the Lauren’s Cows Facebook page (if you’re not following yet then you must!) and it may be my favourite poem ever. It was published in The Old Farmer’s Almanac back in 1936 and is simply wonderful! I urge you to spare a minute to read it because will brighten your day!

– Ode To a Cow –
When life seems one too many for you,
Go and look at a Cow.
When the futures black and the outlooks blue,
Go and look at a Cow.
For she does nothing but eat her food,
and sleep in the meadows entirely nood,
Refusing to fret or worry or brood,
Because she doesn’t know how.
…

Whenever you’re feeling bothered or sore,
Go and look at a Cow,
When everything else is a fearful bore,
Go and look at a Cow.
Observe her gentle and placid air,
Her nonchalance and savoir faire,
Her absolute freedom from every care,
Her imperturbable brow.
…

So when you’re at the end of your wits,
Go and look at a Cow
Or when your nerves are frayed to bits,
And wrinkles furrow your brow;
She’ll merely Moo in her gentle way,
Switching her rudder as if to say:
“Bother tomorrow! Let’s Live today!
Take the advice of a cow!”
…

The Old Farmers Almanac
– 1936 –