Cows are crowding the pasture
with magnificent bellowing
their simple life of mating
cud-chewing & resting
under cover of sun
seasoned hides not realizing
extra weight from good
living will cost them,
since beef cattle
have unexpected endings.
© Richard L. Provencher
First published Fall 2010 Volume 3, Issue 1
The Honey Land Review
An Online Journal of Poetry & Photography
Missouri, USA
