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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.
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Author:
Fay Slimm. (
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Comments7
This is absolutely
Superb Fay...
You can almost
See the scene
You set....
Ps... I love milk
More than alcohol
Always have....
Love the language you have used to paint this picture- lovely.
I can hear the cattle and smell the shed - great stuff Fay.
Superb write Fay, I was with them all.
Thank you for teaching us how superbly poetry can be written, Fay. You do have a way with words!
Ahhhhhhhhhhhh FAY another wonderful DEJA VU ~ Picture and Poem ! Yours BRIAN
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.
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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