A green cow went Moo—
and Trampled me.
-M.A., 7th grade
Do you really think this poem
—all two lines of it—
is in the style of Emily Dickinson,
per the assignment?
Let’s compare it to our notes.
Emily is fascinated
by the mysteries of nature
—why is that cow green?—
not to mention Death. Check.
Dashes and Capitals—yes and Yes.
A surprisingly elegant
slant rhyme of Moo
and Me, leaning into
absent consonants.
Short and untitled—those are gimmes.
And to top it all off—
the drama! Action!
Mystery (again with the green?)!
Even dialogue!
Could this be, perhaps… a masterpiece?
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