Milk from Sleepy Cows by Bruce Dethlefsen

Milk from Sleepy Cows
by
Bruce Dethlefsen

(for Willi)

here my son

today is done

the cows have all come home

drink this milk

fresh warm and silk

it's milk from sleepy cows

drowsy cows now close their eyes

to dream the orange sun down

night night cows

cream black and white

come 'round from blue green hillsides

warm and dreamy

smooth and creamy

milk from sleepy cows

rest well yourself

the world will somehow swirl

without you for a while

sleep now

deep now

not a peep now

shush boy

hush

From Unexpected Shiny Things (Cowfeather Press, 2011).
Used here with the author's permission.

Bruce Dethlefsen is the author of five books and was Wisconsin’s Poet Laureate from 2011-2012. He plays drums and harmonica in the Prairie Sands Band and runs Poet Camp twice a year. Bruce volunteers writing poetry in prisons and lives in Westfield, Wisconsin. Learn more about him at www.brucedethlefsen.com.

TheSilverOne:
This is an ageless and lovely poem.
Posted 06/17/2015 05:15 PM

Jo:
A poem to keep by my bedside. It really is comforting.
Posted 06/17/2015 02:49 PM

Janet Leahy:
A poem that holds the music of a lullaby, lovely. Thanks Bruce.
Posted 06/17/2015 09:00 AM

mimi:
truly a favorite...I should keep it by my bed for those sleepless nights...
Posted 06/17/2015 08:13 AM

rnordstrom:
Lovely poem, Bruce. I just need a grandchild to speak it to.
Posted 06/17/2015 07:33 AM

jeanie:
man, i just got up! now i want to go back to sleepy-bye ;-) sweet, bruce. yes.
Posted 06/17/2015 06:52 AM

Contents of this web site and all original text and images therein are copyright © by Your Daily Poem. All rights reserved.
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Purchasing books through any poet's Amazon links helps to support Your Daily Poem.
The material on this site may not be copied, reproduced, downloaded, distributed, transmitted, stored, altered, adapted,
or otherwise used in any way without the express written permission of the owner.