Collective nounGreg JudkinsDec 9, 20251 min readA commune of cowsdistinguished by blotches of black and brownover a wide eye, a warm rump all eat the same grassare constrained by the same wire fenceshare the same old bull.
haiku in "a fine line", summer 2026waft of paraffin with warm waxy tears light like a child bedraggled flag the contrite sky belies a wild night
What to sayWhen they ask why you don’t eat meat tell a conspiracy tale about little boy cows being snatched from their mothers so we can enjoy veal with our milk. Describe the smell of the rain-wet wool on you
Respite care rubs both waysAfter making her coffee and lunch in the hospice kitchen, I find respite in my book of poems which can hold a hand, an eye, an ear, but...
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