Friday, July 24, 2015

The Good Shepherd

Shepherd, Shepherd
kill your sheep,
hang them in the shop to eat.

If in winter
you wish to be warm,
fleece them, you are forewarned.

Sleep protected from the wolf,
the fence is strong ...
a fancy in pastoral song.

                    published in For the Love of Death, the early years, 2nd ed., S.I.N., 1993.

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