I live on a farm, and I have something to say.
Something sad happened, even though I live so far away
From construction, Coyotes, Raccoons, rabbits,and birds too,
they all lose their homes, and come running to you,
My poor 8 year old dog was wandering away
To the back of our yard, 2 acres away
His favorite thing is food; he really likes to eat
We called him inside; he usually listens
But he never came inside, or even pawed at the door
My mom had a feeling that something wasn’t right
She shook some food, thought he’d come racing, almost breaking
through the floor; but we heard and saw nothing
But blank empty air “Look mommy it’s not bright no more” my sister
Says. My father went outside with his flashlight,
Looking for some hair, or something
To show my dog was there
He went into the back of the yard,
And out comes my dog, looking for a guard
My dad took him back to the deck
My mom started inspecting his neck
They said there was lots of blood,
My sister asked, did he slip in the mud?
No. My mom said. Papa’s taking him to the Emergency Vet!
My sister and me cried
We’ve had that dog so long
Yeah, and this is not the first time he’s gone to the Emergency Room
We hardly slept that night, scared to death
I trembled in bed waiting to hear back
My mom came in and sat
She said I shouldn’t worry too much, and she had to clean off the mat
She said it was most likely a raccoon
That we’d go pick him up tomorrow afternoon
Little bit later, we got a call from the vet
Said that it was probably a coyote,
The doc was even willing to bet
But coyotes aren’t BAD, and farm life isn’t MISERABLE
In fact, I have just 1 more thing to say, well, actually 1 more story to tell
One night, we went out to run some errands.
We were getting home late; we had no tight schedule
We hadn’t fed the goats or horse,either
But the Goats always find a way
They were hungry, so…
Anyway, we stopped to check the mail
Maaaaaa! Maaaaaaaaaa!
Wow the goats sure are hungry; you can hear them from here
Yeah,WAIT!!!!!!! THE GOATS ARE OUT!!!!!!!!!!
We jumped out of the car,
I grab 1 of the goats; my dad grabs the other
We run, lock them up on the deck,
Fix their pen, bring them back to it
THIS is my farm life!
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