Silhouettes at eventide,
newborn calves
trailing first-time mothers
across old feed haltingly.
Wobbly babies at their hocks,
they forget themselves—
let instinct override
social wants and needs.
Heifers to mothers,
instant maternity waiting
without training
comes naturally.
Out of the brush and rock,
the shade of trees, fresh
pairs pass one by one
toward the water trough—
small stage separate
from Main Street,
a different script
almost every night.
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