Like so many animals, cows are affectionate; <br />not to people, who rarely treat them well, <br />but to each other. <br /> <br />They rub flank against flank <br />or rest their heads on one another's backs <br />and a mother's soft breath on her new-born calf <br />may just be instinct, but looks like love. <br /> <br />Their cowishness (their calm ambling <br />and big-eyed, steady gaze) <br />is one of nature's countless gifts.<br /><br />Robert Melliard<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/cows-12/
