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Bob War (Ode to Humane Farming)
I was an adult before I realized that barbed wire is not called Bob War, because that was how my grandfather pronounced it, and he happened to be the person who mentioned it to me most often, as he was the person who would always tell us kids that we needed to help repair the fence. Some concerned neighbour would call to tell him some of the cows were out, and he’d tell us to grab some Bob War and...
Monday 21st May 2018 8:19 pm
Night of fear, no not really
Waking up this morning
Almost middle of the night
Waiting for the birdsong
Or alarm clock to put me right
Stressful head upon the bed
Pillow jumped to the carpet sea
Thoughts of panic and despair
Get dragged out of memory
Latent fear in the troubled gut
Sings inharmoniously loud
For what is my pain of fear?
Rises single notion from t...
Wednesday 24th October 2012 8:54 am
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