Calving

Ryan Robson-Bluer

Out the scullery window

comes the gloved wave

that means to say

a calf is coming.

 

Lying there, half

dead-looking,

a bundle of

spittle-slick fur

sticking every shape,

a pinkish, piss-

yellow puddle

swaddles her,

her eyes like

lychees, tongue out,

swooned to stillness

by her mother’s

proudest moans.

  • Author: R. R. Bluer (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: January 4th, 2023 08:02
  • Category: Nature
  • Views: 16


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