A serious question: Why is this not a poem?

Content. Content. Content! That's what makes a good poem. It used to be in poetry that form was what made a good poem. Now with so much contemporary poetry out there, it's content that really matters.

A good poem should make you feel. It should make you laugh, or cry or feel anything but nothing. It needs to be applicable to the masses. You might feel a sense of peace watching cows chew grass in Vermont. I might feel bored.

Also, this poem leaves too many questions for the imagination. Why were you in Vermont? What was the weather like? How old were you? Why were you watching a cow eating grass? Were you a farmer?

It needs more.