Just past dawn, the sun stands
with its heavy red head
in a black stanchion of trees,
waiting for someone to come
with his bucket
for the foamy white light,
and then a long day in the pasture.
I too spend my days grazing,
feasting on every green moment
till darkness calls,
and with the others
I walk away into the night,
swinging the little tin bell
of my name.--by Ted Kooser
I needed a birthday poem today and was drawing blanks, so I took a chance on google. This spare and elegant piece by Kooser turned up. I feel lucky.
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