THE PURPLE COW - Ella Wheeler Wilcox Poems

 
 

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THE PURPLE COW

THE PURPLE COW'S PROJECTED FEAST:
REFLECTIONS ON A MYTHIC BEAST,
WHO 'S QUITE REMARKABLE, AT LEAST.

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!