What can a bunch of Hereford cows teach us about the world? Maybe a little; maybe a lot. But it sure is relaxing to see them as we pass by their paddock in Valatie, NY. The pleasures of the pastoral place are not lost on us -- more words and images, at blog.amynelsonhahn.info. And thanks for clicking those ads, people.
Cow college
There is a certain dance --
it is far from agile, far from fragile.
But one could easily say
it is nimble, even
graceful for a lack
of better words --
cows edge their morning way
across a frosted field,
cropping what leaves they find,
saving some for other times,
their hides as red
as the barnstead nigh behind,
their faces like new suns --
broad and flaxen,
bowing and canting
with an eye to the sky.
Nothing errs in their world,
there is nothing imperfect,
saving a touch of the damp,
which light alone can overthrow.
Copyright (c) 2012 Amy Nelson Hahn
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