Dueling Goats

Two posturing NubiansVying for a pet
A regular Hatfield-McCoy feud

Vine Dome

A leaf and vine dome
Suffocating pine trees—
Goats munch away

Drooped hanged ears
Rivers trace her coat
Topaz orbs gaze down

Water droplets
A temporary pond
Cloven feet shy away

Desperate bleating

Calls despite the company–

Only birds respond.

pin head irritants
swatting instead of being

soaked sneakers squeak
their greeting

dew drops caressing
droopy Nubian ears

peaking morning sun
too shy to greet us two

bleating calls turned wailing cries
with the start of this new day