Domestic Or Wild
Domestic Or Wild
When you get to see the growing animal
through someone else's eyes, someone
else's halter is on the beast for a change.
Now it might mean that the creature is ambling
right along with them; on the other hand, it
might be that it has its hooves dug into mud.
But to see the ox in their hands is something
profound. You get to see how the animal acts
on another's thread of concern. So enjoy
the braided rope right now, looking back
and try to remember all the irregular spots
on the animal's wide brindled hide.
Allow others to see those markings of deeper
pattern upon the beast while their eyes hold
the hot branding iron. Action-by-action, step into
rethinking the whole creature. It doesn't mean that anyone
is in agreement or disagreement with my intent
of brand, for in the end, the burn smells the same.
It just might be they are discerning the shape
of the invisible animal described in that easy stroll,
for an animal reared-up on hind legs is always an
un-tame creature separate from anyone's grasp
as much as it is a part of stirred ashes and bones,
dust settling out of the wrestled air.
© RH Peat — 4/10/01 — 6:54 am
Free verse/ 4 sestets/ 24 lines.
part 1 of 2
Do you mean with Part 1 of 2: this is part 1 consisting of 24 lines? Why don't you just put all the 24 lines one after another as one? Animals: domesticated for their owners, wild for strangers. It depends from which angle we view them. A strong and beautiful write, Ron.
A creature imagined through the worldly eyes . Someone's domesticated animal may be other's beast out on a prowl. Same spots can be interpreted in different ways , yet in the end the unsettled dust is much of a reality.
We have two Thoroughbreds...I can totally dig it...
Oxen are huge animals, harnessed to a wagon is a big vision. Interesting what the markings on the hide represents. Two-legged creatures part divine master and part ashes and dust. Reminds me of an Indian painting of a lion hauling a wagon.