A Dexter Bull

By Richard L. Provencher

Mon, 13 Feb 2012
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is a true miniature of size
bellowing as regular
males often
do, masculine grunts
beginning with conversation
across the fence

then a dialogue of disagreement
since territorial interests
are involved--
two bulls on their private space
prancing in the pasture
soon leads to several rounds
of head-butting.

On opposite sides of wired
fence, anxious eyes are watching
harems proud of their men
the same attention
human species receive
when they too think
they are King of the hills
they roam.

© Richard L. Provencher

Certificate U
Poem
POETRY - A Passage of Motion 2
Miscellaneous

Comments

Submitted by Christine on
Why a Dexter Bull?

Submitted by Richard L. Prov... on
Hi Christine, my daughter and son-in-law raise Dexter cows, called miniature cows, AND quite similar to Black Angus. They are 3/4 the size of regular ones. The large natural one on the other pasture belong to a neighbour is always calling out challenges to Kenny the Dexter. It happens when Kenny's harem wanders too closely to the fence line. Well one day the raunchy bull was so hepped up Kenny came charging across the pasture, faster than a horse, and smashed into the offender. They thrashed back and forth head-butting each other and tore out thirty feet of fence. My grandson had to ram the heavy farm SUV into the fray so Kenny did not get hurt since the other cow towered two feet above him. Finally separated, Kenny bellowed all night daring the stranger to come back for a rematch. It was all exciting, with neither getting hurt. Cheers, Richard LP
Richard L. Provencher