Alphabet of the Goats

A is for apples and animal crackers,

most favorite treats for our two little snackers

B is for bucklings and banding the boys,

boisterous, bottles and buckets of toys

C is for curious, chewing their cud,

carrots and caprine and chasing through mud

D is our dwarf goats who dance on the deck,

devilish darlings who nuzzle your neck

E gives us Ellie, and Emerson too

also escaping and eyes that are blue

F is for fences (they got out again?)

while G gives us goat boys and gobbling grain

H is for hay bales and hooves that we trim,

head-butting, hornless, hearts full to the brim

I is for impish, J - "jump for joy"

K is for kicking and "kids" we enjoy

L was my lilacs (they ate the whole plant),

loving and licking and leap in your lap

M - Ellie's moonspots and still drinking milk,

munchies and mommies and "mmm, was that silk?"

N is for nibble and "No!" (which they hate)

O is on-top-of and "open the gate!"

P is for peeing and pooping (what else?)

and plants that are poison and pesky goat smells

Q is quadruplets (as our goaties were born)

and quickly disbudding to burn off each horn

R is a rumen, and running away,

rebuilding swingsets so goaties can play

S stands for salt licks and snuggles and sheds,

shoelaces, scooping and scurs on their heads

T is for trimming and waggly tails

U - understanding what goating entails

V - they're so vexing, W - weeds,

while X is for x-tra long leashes and leads

Y is the yard where they frisk all day long,

though Z stands for zoo (where they really belong!)

They're mischief and trouble from morning to night,

But honestly, goat boys bring endless delight.