[ The Others Collection] Calfs

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Bawl

five black and white babies

resembling an old photograph

younger than a month

Moo

waker than a puppy

huddled together dozing

Bleat!

alas, taken by Jack Frost

four orphans survive

robbed from their mother

Maaaa

one sickly infant

shall not stand

three remain stronger

out to bathe in sunlight

Grunt

hungry babies

one more has fallen

victim to Jack Frost

three remain

Crunch

tumble

the smallest one

will not stand

he tries and tries

but falls and falls

my heart yearns

to help him

to comfort him

Silence

all seems well

they doze, lick, kiss

the little one will not stand

Silent sob

the smallest one

cannot be saved

he must go to help

pay for his expenses

never to return

Sigh

await news for the little one

I hope silently for his life to be spared

the stronger two seem to have forgotten

the ones who brought them into this world

their mothers

I think they will live

TicTock

time is always lagging or speeding

time seems to lag 

for the brothers who survived till spring

yet time seemed to speed too fast

for the little

black and white

Calf

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