Life support

Cattle graze
         above the rich red clay
the deep green grass
         the long hours of sunlight
the cool waters that run down
         from the moors
the mists and the rain
         hay in the winter
sunlight stored
         rolled into bales

For all the technology
         it is still essentially
a pastoral life
         and whatever we consume
be it grain or meat or fish
         it is life supporting life
supporting love
         supporting life

John Lyons