K-2nd Grade
1st Prize Piper B., 2nd Grade Cherokee Trail Elementary, Parker How does the milk get to my sister? Watch out for this poem! It’s a real tongue twister! Does it come in big bunches? Like bananas and grapes? Does it come in a truck, like giant pet apes? No! Not at all! It comes from a cow! But I know what you’re thinking. You’re wondering, “How?” Well, first it all starts with just a female. Then the farmer comes in to send her an email. “Time to get working! Put your milk in the pail! And be really careful not to drop in your tail!” Then the milk gets all bottled And boxed and then shipped! And then when it’s bought it’s all sipped up real quick!	2nd Prize Titus C., 1st Grade Thunder Vista, Broomfield Milk Sounds Good! crunch crunch moooo cows eat their fooood squirt squirt squeeze farmers say more milk please vroom vroom beep milk truck is filled to it’s peak clang clang clink the milk man delivers white drink gulp gulp burp as I drain my cup sip sip mmmm thank you cows for the yummm	3rd PrizeEmma B., 1st Grade Compositive Primary, Aurora A Milk Story! Milk is yum In your tum! But what happens before it arrives at your door? Well…. Today is a story about your dairy. It starts at the farm where blossoms grow and a cow goes moo! How to gather milk, the farmers know. Into glass bottles Big and small with lots of flavors they’ve got them all. They pick up those bottles Big and small and say good bye to the farm carrying them all. Well then, my friend, while on your street the milk truck drives by with cookies to eat! Open your box with feelings of joy it’s milk with cookies your tummy will enjoy.
3rd-5th Grade
1st Prize Austin T., 5th Grade Homeschool, Erie Cows weigh a lot of pounds They weigh more than hounds Some cows are black and white And they like to sleep at night The milk comes from the mother Then given to another In a bottle made of glass With a top on last The milkman is like a fairy He comes at night with the dairy Friday is like a dream Chocolate milk that tastes like ice cream It takes me three days to drink it all It’s impossible to buy it at the mall So I wait day after day Until the milkman is on his way	2nd Prize Kaity C., 5th Grade Homeschool, Commerce City The Cow Poem I am a cow You can spot me at Stock Shows, rodeos, fields, and more, And sometimes if you’re lucky Through the Chick-Fil-A door. I’ll tell you how your milk got to you now: I am the one who makes your milk, When it goes down your throat it’s smoother than silk It’s not complicated, it’s easy to say, A farmer comes out and milks me every day. He bottles it up and sends it away, Into a truck, but there it won’t stay. A milkman drives house-to-house delivering the milk, Into a cooler goes that white liquid silk. This makes people happy to see, Then they drink it all up, the milk that comes from me.	3rd Prize Alianna G., 3rd Grade Homeschool/APEX, Loveland As I drink my milk I know I’m getting calcium but then I wonder: where does milk come from? I ask my mom: “Where should I look?” She left the room then came back with a book. I opened the book and read about how the milk always starts with a bucket and cow. They process the milk then some of it is flavored. In my house eggnog is favored. They bottle the milk and it’s delivered to me. I hear the milk truck, close my book, and run out to see. I open the milk box, pour a glass, take a drink. Milk from cow to cup! It’s fascinating, I think!
6th-8th Grade
1st Prize Kian F., 6th Grade Homeschool, Arvada Milking cow Millie, Said to the Filly, Milking time, At 5 o’nine, Here comes Farmer Billy. He squirts my milk in a pail. Hauls it over hill and dale. Snow or sun, Makes the run, He will deliver without fail. Leaves the bottle at the door, Bringing in the milk is not a chore. They drink a glass, Before their class, They can’t wait to have some more!	2nd Prize Emma P., 8th Grade Homeschool/The Summit Academy, Westminster Yummy milk from cow to cup. This is how we drink it up. Longmont Dairy milks their cows. “Whoa, there, heifer, steady now.” My milk from cow to cup. This is how we drink it up. They work their magic on the milk So it’s sweet and smooth as silk. Yummy milk from cow to cup. This is how we drink it up. We order milk from Longmont Dairy There’s now such a thing as a dairy fairy. Yummy milk from cow to cup. This is how we drink it up. The Longmont Dairy Fairy brings the milk to our front door. Once it’s used up we order more. Yummy milk from cow to cup. This is how we drink it up.	3rd Prize Matthew N., 6th Grade Homeschool, Arvada My Milk: From Cow to Cup Out of the cow comes, So delicious and cold, Milk, Pure, creamy, cold, Milk. The farmer pulls the tail, A white waterfall falls into the pail, And a creamy stream falls, As smooth as silk, Is the milk. It bubbles into the bottle, As white as snow, Here comes the gray cap, And the milk is ready to go! Then, in the dead of night, The deliverers come late, And drop it in the box, The milk is here at last, On Wednesday my favorite day of days!
9th-12th Grade
1st Prize Liam J., 12th Grade Centaurus High School, Lafayette In the morning, nutrition my goal I grab some milk for my cereal bowl. A thought strikes me; I begin to think up Just how the milk got from cow to cup. When it’s time, the cows on the prairie Are milked by Longmont Dairy. Then heated to get rid of contamination, A process that’s called pasteurization. Then, to take the milk to your door just right The delivery drivers work in the dead of night. These hardworking people will brave any weather They truly make Longmont Dairy better. Cereal in hand, I look up at the sky Reflecting on everything that’s gone by. With my belly full and my spirits merry, I give one more thanks to Longmont Dairy.	2nd Prize Alex C., 11th Grade Arapahoe High School, Centennial Oh, the cows People, think more about the cows! They give us the milk we drink from our cups And grass is their favorite way to chow up The milk they produce goes on a long trip If you knew about every step, you’d just flip! First it comes from the cows in the meadow Grazing in the sun, feeling all mellow The milk then goes on a ride in a truck To your door for YOU to pick up! But dairy can be used in more ways than one Use it to make sour cream, chocolate milk—just have fun! So next time you have milk and you take a good sip Remember the cows—they started this trip!	3rd Prize Sofia C., 10th Grade Arapahoe High School, Centennial Betsy Betsy walks along the meadow With winds blowing her coat Waiting for Mr. Boyd to call them in And for someone to milk her She sees the driver, Mr. Nelson Smiling as he loads crates He waves at Betsy Oh how she loves to see the big truck pull away. As the night sky twinkles And dream of the families Drinking a tall glass of chocolate Or strawberry Or vanilla mint milk And for next week to come And more Longmont Dairy to arrive