Uninvited We Intrude

A herd of cattle huddle round,

surround the bank where boats are berthed,

secured by ground spikes for the night.

Not phased by lengths of boating rope,

they gaze on down with blackjack stare,

"What do you think you're doing here?"

It does appear they think us rude,

that uninvited we intrude,

invade their space without a thought.

When bovine eyes descend on us,

inquisitive with little fuss,

there's not a great deal left to do.

So patiently we sit it out,

amused they are, they make us wait,

while they debate the time to move.

Reviews

[Crowley]

Stopping for the sheep to cross the road, kinda the same intrusiveness and deliberate moderation of haste. Its funny , but loved the feeling of being around farm animals and watching how most of their time was uneventful and relaxing. Except the chickens....lol.

[Chris Shaw]

Hello Crowley. Good to hear about your own experiences with farm animals. Yes chickens can be a bit manic at times. Sorry for the late response to your review.

Chris

[Neville]

apart from man & maybe whales & dolphins, they must surely be the next most inquisitive species on the planet .. write nosey Parkers if you ask me .. a captivating share dairy say .... Neville :)

[Chris Shaw]

They can be quite menacing in numbers and they can stampede. Best let them ease their curiosity before venturing out. We needed quite a lot of patience though Neville, they found us quite fascinating :) Thank you my friend for bringing this one out for an airing. You are surely appreciated.

Chris

[Neville]

for heifers sake .. my pleasure entirely, no bull :)

[Chris Shaw]

Very witty :) …………

[Jimmy Yetts]

Unique and perceptive perspective.
A masterfully portrayed creation!

[Chris Shaw]

RIP Jimmy. One sadly I missed as you are .

[Dr. YumnaKay]

This reminded me of a funny movie scene I watched not too long ago. Exactly like this. Can be hilarious from a third person's point of view but maybe not from the person undergoing the waiting ;P
Made me smile, this. Brilliant observation.

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Dr. Y. We all saw the funny side of it. Thank you for your response.

Chris

[lightsong]

it's better if You've acted Your own way without waiting for them, while You were only polite, it seems they forgot that You were even there LOL

[Chris Shaw]

It was fun Light. Thank you.

Chris

[Lyn Anderson]

Growing up and living with nature and farms all around us, the more entertaining thing is to watch the sitting folk stopping to ogle the cows. Especially when they're none too careful with the electric fence.:)

[Chris Shaw]

Those electric fences can hurt big time. I had the misfortune once. Only once though. Thank you for your response Lyn, and apologies for the lateness of my acknowledgement.

Chris

[Gypsy Warrior Queen]

I loved when I was young and it was feeding time...i'd sit the fence and watch them walk in a straight line all the way back to the troughs!

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Queenie, please forgive the lateness of my response. I love cows too. That memory of yours as a child is precious.

Chris

[Davidgeo]

"When bovine eyes descend on us,"

replace 'on' with 'upon' and it'll read fancier.

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you David

[Richard M]

I like it Chris, a fun poem. We lived on a farm for many years and had a small herd of cows. I sometimes wondered what was going on in their bovine brains and what they thought of we humans, when we invaded 'their space.' lol

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Richard. How wonderful you living on a farm and having first hand experience of our bovine friends.

Chris