At the Columbia County Fair in Chatham, NY, you can see young 4-H'ers proudly display their prize animals, which are sometimes cows five times their size. But is it hard to raise an animal from birth and then give it up because it has been raised for sale to breeders or for food? Today's blog considers these thoughts, with some captivating photos, at blog.amynelsonhahn.info
Bonding
These are the eyes
that pulled mine out of the stable
trance that held your mother
shivering in the stall --
when you arrived you were all
I could see or raise a thought
to care about.
Now big and brown and fine,
you strip me of the willingness
to harm any of your kind.
I lead you down this dappled lane
and it seems a league of shame,
though I'm so proud of you --
and I acknowledge our bond
must be severed
in the end.
Copyright (c) 2011 Amy Nelson Hahn
view with images 2479, 2426, and 2427 from photos.amynelsonhahn.info or visit blog.amynelsonhahn.
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