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Bubba Lou

February 10, 2014
By MarandaR GOLD, Centerville, Iowa
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A small flash of black,

the furball comes running.

A small purple tongue

always curving out.

Now skidding to a halt

and searching for his bottle,

crying in hunger.

Ears dancing lightly

at the first milky sweet scent.

Waiting for me to climb the fence,

nuzzling my legs.

A small purple tongue

always curving out.

© Lindsay T., Vernon, TX

The author's comments:
I had a bottle calf (Bubba Lou) who had been stuck in the birth canal so long that he was born very swollen everywhere. The swelling must have caused him to bite his tongue in the canal. Since birth, his tongue has always been sticking out.
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