A stream barely flows
at the densely wooded crossing—
more a bubbling mud hole
stretching
the cows slogging
toward open pasture
to dine on fallen apples
Trees spaced here and there
large and gnarly, spreading
Planted with cows in mind
or some unplanned miracle?
From a distance
I watch them becoming playful.
Their moment of heaven.
In the barns in long lines
day by day for hours on end,
slotted tight
they face one direction.
Susan Isla Tepper is a twenty year writer and the author of 12 published books of fiction and poetry. Her most recent novel “Hair of a Fallen Angel” was released by Spuyten Duyil, NYC in early October. Check out the Official Video for this book on YouTube
link: https://youtu.be/W2HVIc4NrqYriter
Tepper has also written 5 Stage Plays. www.susantepper.com
