Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Bring Home the Cows



Delta Cows by Lowell Herrero



Bring home the cows. The day is done.
Driven by one
man with a stick.
Move cows! Be quick.

White swans glide on the other way
aloof and gay.
As cows hoofs pound
a weary sound.

On grass along the clear blue lake
where swans partake
in joyful glee
cows never see.

Copyright 2008 JO Janoski

6 comments:

  1. really a good commentary here as well as fun

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  2. Thanks, Scot. There's just something so whimsical about that picture, I had to do something with it, but nothing too serious.

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  3. Anonymous9:55 PM

    Bring home the cows, the day is done? Not quite. First comes the feeding and milking of said cows . . . I remember when the milking was done by hand . . . followed by the straining into milk cans which must be placed into a cold bath, followed by cleaning and sterilizing the milking equipment, after which, in summer, the cows are returned to the pasture. Then and only then was the day "done".

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  4. Sounds like a wonderful nursery rhyme to me Jo. Did I ever tell you I sing to the cows over here. They come up and just look at the crazy lady singing! :)

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  5. So Mary milks the cows and Jo sings to them. I feel like I'm missing something in the great "cow experience." I just thought they went moooooo.

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  6. Very cool... love the painting, too.

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