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She whistles her charges with shrill treble then in distant field
flicking ears hear, long legs flex,
tongues slick thirsty lips while giant heads, raising from dozes
among marigolds skyward stretch.
Flanks heave upward and as un-gainly frames meander home
vacant eyes gaze at flaming sunset. 
Mooing with milk-weight cows move toward barn where waits
feed of hay as maid's cool hands calm
hot udders by touch of experience for care dis-arms nerves as
cream spurts wet heat into parlour.
Results of ate meadow-grass creating white nectar demands
duo strength and will to work hard.
Chewing late cud large inmates take patient turns for gaining
relief while the girl's milking pail
fills and spills pearls onto each long-tail twirl her supper waits
for liquified cream needs time to take.
Bovines train by responding to kindness and fine husbandry,
when taught from the cradle
knows brimming founts require healthy labour so every day
able heads bow in thankful praise.

  • Author: Fay Slimm. (Offline Offline)
  • Published: June 30th, 2017 02:54
  • Category: Unclassified
  • Views: 54
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Comments7

  • P.H.Rose

    This is absolutely
    Superb Fay...
    You can almost
    See the scene
    You set....
    Ps... I love milk
    More than alcohol
    Always have....

  • sue.evans

    Love the language you have used to paint this picture- lovely.

  • Michael Edwards

    I can hear the cattle and smell the shed - great stuff Fay.

  • Goldfinch60

    Superb write Fay, I was with them all.

  • Louis Gibbs

    Thank you for teaching us how superbly poetry can be written, Fay. You do have a way with words!

  • BRIAN & ANGELA

    Ahhhhhhhhhhhh FAY another wonderful DEJA VU ~ Picture and Poem ! Yours BRIAN

  • FredPeyer

    Faye you transported me back to my childhood. I can still feel the warm frothing milk I sometimes got straight from a cow. Beautiful poem. I feel sorry for all the kids today who don't have a clue about where the milk really comes from.

    • Fay Slimm.

      Good to know your childhood was spent close to nature's full bounty my friend. Thank you for sharing your love of raw milk from healthy and well cared for cows.



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