Bovine Beauties — Summary

After work I meet the Ladies Like ma Helmet? Like ma Backpack?

Lick my Hand But don't Eat it

Ya like Me? Or Just the Thought of Food?

They must be Knowing Great Wisdoms Yet remaining Silent

Big head, Snotty Snout

They Pee, Poo and Eat Take a Day at the Time

As They look Melancholic When I Move Behind the Horizon

That is the Style of the Bovine Beauties That is the Style

Of The

Bovine Beauties

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The speaker stops by a group of cows after work and treats them like friends, even calling them "Ladies." He talks to them playfully, asking whether they like his helmet and backpack, and whether they like him or only the thought of food. When they lick his hand, he jokes that they shouldn't eat it. The humor is affectionate, and the odd capital letters make the voice sound cheerful and a little goofy.

Underneath the jokes, the speaker admires the cows. He imagines they hold "Great Wisdoms" but stay silent, and he likes how simply they live: they pee, poo, eat, and take each day as it comes. The mood shifts slightly at the end, when they look "Melancholic" as he leaves, which suggests he feels a small tug of sadness too. The repeated closing line, breaking apart across the page, reads like a slow, fond goodbye. Overall the poem feels warm, silly, and quietly peaceful.

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