The Great Buffalo Hunters

  Photo shows Buffaloes at the fence, in The Villages, Florida
 
The greatest hunter of the Buffalo, our country has ever known;
Was the renowned William Cody, this Frontiersman stands alone!
Much later, there came another Cody, who sought these wild beasts;
But instead of searching with a rifle, he looked his eyes to feast!
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For in The Villages where he lived at, they roamed freely in some fields;
Within fences, they were quartered, keepers feeding them their meals!
With brother Nico and his Daddy, he would ride in a sleek golf cart;
We parked three feet from where they hung out, treats them to impart!
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Their favorite ones were carrots, cut lengthwise and very thick;
He’d watch as his Daddy offered one, and on a long tongue it would stick!
So gently then they’d take it, and chew it thoroughly;
As we all watched in amazement, so dainty these Goliaths be!
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Sometimes Cody would try to talk to them, letting out a little growl;
His Daddy worried they’d think he was aggressive, but they understood somehow!
We’d wave goodbye as we left them, they’d snort the same to us;
Buffalo hunting at The Villages, for Cody, a daily must!
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                         Buffalo Hunting
                  Pals Cody Nico and me
                   Carrots fed with love