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Cowboy expose
by john k zimmerman → (All Poetry by john k zimmerman)
Rated "G" by the Author.

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a tale ow two cultures
Ole Red is getting his winter coat, I noticed today as I brushed him— finally, It is December, after all/ snow tonight, maybe it’ll stay cover the winter wheat and the summer fallow. We’re off to move the cows down to the lower pasture among the poplars. With the trees for wind breaks a dozen round bales and a daily bushel of grain they’ll come through the winter in fine shape. The open winter has already saved us twenty five bales and a truck load of grain… makes up, I guess, for the drought and the low grain prices Red works cows pretty good, but he don’t like it neither the work nor the critters. Cows are the second stupidest thing on God’s earth an old farmer told me once…Red would agree. They’ll wade belly deep in a half frozen slough then bawl all night till you ride in to pull ‘em out. And they never calf in good weather. They wait till some damned spring storm sends them drifting half way t'Manitoba then they’ll drop calves in every thorn filled coulee along the route. “The stupidest critter on god’s earth?” The old farmer leaned on his fork in the evening dusk, rolled another cigarette, pasted it to his lip -- in the sulfurous flare of the Lucifer he went on--- “Why, the cowboy, of course.” Red would agree…

Reviewed by Frank Whyte

Reviewed on January 15, 2006

I see that you, too, are a fan of the work-a-day language and what it lends to our thoughts. Sometimes the pictures are best painted in pastels, and often, stories told simply, are also told honestly, and those are the ones we remember.

I really enjoyed this.

Frank

Reviewed by Muhammad Al Mahdi

Reviewed on December 13, 2005

Nice in flow and original in content,interesting with its sandy colours.

Reviewed by Regis Auffray

Reviewed on December 11, 2005

Thanks for sharing your wit and humor, John. Love and peace.

Regis

Reviewed by Tinka Boukes

Reviewed on December 2, 2005

Great farmyard imagery....and "stupidity" woven snugly together!!

Love Tinka

Reviewed by Ed Matlack

Reviewed on December 1, 2005

I guess Red is a dog, Rufuz would love to help herd those cows, he does not seem too good with horses, as they can kick too hard, learned his lesson he did, LOL...Ed

Reviewed by Jerry Bolton (Reader)

This is good. Kinda nostalgic. like poetry used to be written. Made me smile, thanks for that.

Reviewed by Kate Clifford (Reader)

LOL loved the ending! I do enjoy your writing so much!