May 13, 2004
This was on the Writer's Almanac on NPR the other day. It made me cry.
Tomorrow when the farm boys find this
freak of nature, they will wrap his body
in newspaper and carry him to the museum.
But tonight he is alive and in the north
field with his mother. It is a perfect
summer evening: the moon rising over
the orchard, the wind in the grass. And
as he stares into the sky, there are
twice as many stars as usual.
All is well, just busy. More tonight I hope.
Posted by rosebaby at May 13, 2004 02:24 PM
Do the farm boys kill the calf with double vision?
Only the farm boys know.
Posted by: meg on May 13, 2004 02:39 PMoh god it made me cry too. don't DO that to me.
Posted by: Sarah on May 19, 2004 12:18 PMit still makes me cry.
sometimes things just hit you like that.
garrison keillor was reading it, and i was doing fine until the last line.