PASTORAL SONG Poem by Ruy Duarte de Carvalho

PASTORAL SONG

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I don't even know how to say it:

my cow is the color of dung
like the bottom
of a fox den

stamped down wood meal

strewn husks
between two paddocks.
the color of snuffed flame!

and what white spots it has:

on its face, speckles of milk
which the girls splatter there

on its hips, the sparkling sky
painted by the rising sun.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Chinedu Dike 19 May 2018

A good creation well conceived and nicely penned with a tinge of humour. Thanks for sharing Ruy.

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