Pennsylvania Farm Show
Harrisburg middle school students visited the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg and reflected on their experience.
Read Their Poems Below!
Have you ever felt bad for an animal?
I went to the farm show,
It was upsetting
The animals were locked up in cages
They were chained up too!
Up and down the aisles cries of moo!
Every single cow cried out for help.
Looks caged filled with rage
Free me! Free me! They cried
This is so sad
Feeling terribly bad
Cages, sadness and loneliness
Less time
They were way more than a couple dimes
I wish I could stay
But I had to leave
Said these words
”Just Believe”
So many animals
Here there so much to see
Tall ones, small ones, so many to see
Such little time to look, no time to spare
Animals everywhere, can’t wait to see what is there
I like to see a pig that’s clean as my mother’s dishes
A pig that is lovable, a pig that obeys my every command
Bunnies are the cuties, not like the hares
The bunnies look so fluffy, that you can’t help but stare
The time has come, I must go was while it last
The farm show must now close
Smells sit in the air
As we walk in and feel the cold breeze blare
We walk up the stairs
I see loads of people, some even with fear
First I seen something, I don’t think I seen clear
Is when I saw the cow peeing out of the rear
The red-eyed white fluffy bunny,
I couldn’t but stare
I call it show, some people call it a fair
All have you know, I really don’t care
I saw the grey bunny biting his back
I sampled the hot sauces, my taste buds went BOOM BOOM CLACK CLACK
The sun smiled and waved at me, but did I wave back
Into my stomach goes a milkshake and cheese, and blows up a storm, know that for a fact
I sampled those hot sauces, and woah they were hot
The zombie apocalypse, yeah that hit the spot
You shall never forget about the chocolate covered bacon
Or the vanilla milkshake, I must be mistaken
I do miss the birds of all kinds, they were taken
Did you guys know, that the farm show is
HISTORY IN THE MAKING
Displays from food to history
Sparkling black alpaca fur is all that I can see
Everything is Interesting!
Walk into the North Hall
COWS!!!
Hearing buzz…ing of the razors makes me say WOW!!!
Everything is Interesting!
My favorite cow was Dar-Dale
His skin so silky and soft
When he moved his butt I ran away but the dust made me cough
Everything is Interesting!
Cow’s MOOOs makes me act brand new
Like a farmer with poo on its shoe
Everything is Interesting!
Fresh cheesy pizza greeted me in the food court
Fine cut French fries made me snort
Everything is Interesting!
The Farm Show was a great experience for me
Can’t wait to go again Hee Hee Hee
Everything is Interesting!
Have you ever seen a sad animal?
You should go to the Farm Show
Every time I passed by the cows I saw tears MOO!
The horses were in jail
Their sad faces upset me
They wanted to be free in the meadows
Eating grass and running in the wind
I see dogs that are black and white in grey old cages
I see plants growing in their life cycle
I see fruits and a house for screeching fruit bats
Which reminds me of my meowing cats
I see life cycles of different animals and bugs
I see plastic animals and farms
I see a plastic rooster in a farm yelling cock-a-doo-doo-doo
I see big and small trucks also known as tractors
I see an aquaponics lab full of plants
What do you hear?
What do I hear?
I hear bats screeching
Which reminds me of my puppy
Do you hear that?
I hear whipping wind
Which reminds me of slavery
Do you hear that?
I hear millions of people talking
Blah! Blah! Blah!
Which reminds me of the army when my uncle worked there
Do you hear people talking?
If you were in the farm show what would you taste?
I tasted a red sour patch candy that was as sour as a sour hard candy
I tasted bitter but hard chocolate chips
I tasted salty gold fish
I tasted sweet colorful marshmallows
I tasted peach and mango ice cream that tasted so much more like peach than mango
Do you feel anything?
I feel soft, brown and white horse fur brushing under my hand
Which reminds me of when I feel my puppy
I feel rough cups with apples in it
I feel cold ice cream while using a stick to eat
I feel smooth hard glass covering the butter sculpture
What do you smell?
I smell doo doo-poop
I smell honey next to bees
Which reminds me of my grandma’s caramel apples
I smell delicious food in the food court
Which smells like my grandma’s flan for parties
Would you smell, taste, feel, see or/and hear things in the farm show?
Well this is the end bye!
The show? The farm show?
What’s the point?
I mean not to judge
But the point is unclear
Is it the animals or
The farm show food.
Let me tell you what
The farm show is about
The show is like a rollercoaster
Ride with all the ups and downs
The show is like a turnt party
But the poo can turn it into a dark nasty ditch
What I think the farm
Show really is a learning experience
And a time to spend
With the right people.
Smells flowing through the air as we walk in and out of rooms
The good ones…. The bad ones
Roasted nuts and cow poop
Someone came to scoop it up
I heard a razor that went buzz, people whispering, and even babies crying
I saw a bunny with fur as soft as cotton
I must have forgotten I was scared of this hare
As soon as you walk in a scent hits you
Cow feces
The squish under my shoe increases
Cow feces
Room, on room, on room
Cow feces
The shining brown on the floor
Cow feces
The girls’ I tried to flirt with breath
Cow feces
The meaning of the farm show is now within me
Cow feces
Passing by all sorts of foods,
Taking a whiff of the crunchy fries
In the flash of a light
Something glorious rises,
Right in front of my eyes
There it is…
Chocolate covered bacon
Chomp! Crunch!
Do you hear that munch?
All hail the bacon
I went to the farm show January 14th
I saw lots of people
Did you see me?
Big colored cows
Hundreds of people walking around
A gigantic brown cow
Wrestling its owner now
Not wanting to get shaved
It fought like a soldier
Now, there is a really fluffy bunny
The bunny was trapped
It seemed so funny
Eyes as red as tomatoes
Lots of people yelling
Sounding like erupting volcanos
I sampled some spices
Of course they were hot
You may think that they were great
But really they were not
Let’s not forget the cow being shaved
When I walked in the sun
I thought I felt a heat wave
At the food court it appeared to be
Lots of diversity looking at me!
I can see the farm show in my eyes
All the Cows, Rams brown, black and white
Even Goats, and Cattle
Also a Butterscoulpter
I felt fur it was fuzzy
Just like fur on a bunny
It looked so cuddly
But real aggressive like a mean text message
The air start to get hasty
Then my drink got tasty
When we were walking I thought we were in a mazy
Then I took a picture of a cow
The other one looked at me like don’t you dare now
Then two cows were laying down
Then one pooped on the ground-
Enjoyment in the air animals everywhere
Cowboys and Cowgirls riding Horses crowdedness
Good food high prices, long lines
Bull riding carousel venders everywhere so much temptation but I hold back
Cold Creamy Chocolate vanilla too good to be true milkshake
My legs Agenizing in pain wanting to sit down
Happiness Struck across my face as I went to sit
Time flying by but we have to leave so I have to say bye
Walking into the food court door
People crowding the floor
Running as fast as I can
To get to the milkshake stand
In the long line
People crowding me from behind
The food court
Mouthwatering pepperoni pizza caught my eye
Mushrooms, anchovies, and onions would have made me die
The food court
The ketchup covered French fries
Almost made me fly
I fell on a delicious cloud
It made me proud
The food court