Nature's Love - The Mother and the Babe

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0 posted 2002-02-12 09:21 PM

The Mother and the Babe

She had quite a lovely body
she stood a stance and line,
she lovingly carried her babe,
almost a full month nine.

But one early cool morning,
a bit before the time,
the babe it did come about
before the full month nine.

The mother was in deep distress,
her babe it did not move;
Melancholy it did sit in,
as if death it did behoove.

The mother stayed there by its side
she would not give up hope.
The father came and lingered there,
as if to help her cope.

Now if I were you,
I would shed a tear,
for the next part
of this story here.

The mother, a Hereford, did give birth,
the babe, disfigured, fell to earth;
the mother, she licked, and was quite forlorn,
she struggled over her dead babe born.

The father, black Angus, came around,
saw the babe upon the ground;
and in the way of bull and cow,
licked the mother’s sorrowed brow.

I know that life here on this earth,
ends with death, begins with birth;
and feelings live in animals, do so believe,
and do not think just humans grieve.

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©KRJ
Karilea Rilling Jungel
10 February, 2000

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1 posted 2002-02-12 09:28 PM

(tears fall down my cheeks) Oh Karilea, this poem about broke my heart just feeling for the family and their loss of one so young, but also touched me deeply to feel the animals show their affection too, for I too believe all living things grieve in so many ways for one another, as we are all attached to His creation! (big hugggssssss) God Bless You, sweet friend, this is so sad but beautiful! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Karilea, thank you for sharing!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

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2 posted 2002-02-12 09:43 PM

This is stunning...and yes...I know for a
fact that animals grieve...I have seen it..
They too...have feelings...very much so.

brianbeaudry
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3 posted 2002-02-12 09:56 PM

Yes, I agree with Magnus, animals do grieve....love is not limited to humans, I see it each day when I arrive home to greet my two Shui-tzus. Wonderful but sad piece!!!

Madame Chipmunk
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4 posted 2002-02-12 10:15 PM

Karilea, this is such a sweet poem.
Of course animals have feelings...I think plants have feelings also.

I didn't realize that cows carried their fetuses for nine months.
Great poem...original thoughts!

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

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5 posted 2002-02-12 11:02 PM

Ah Kari, this is really a wonderful story!
I know animals grieve as well as humans.
This is one such reminder to be gentle with our four legged friends. Good write!
~Hugs, Nancy~
*And two legged friends too, I just remembered as I have a bird and he talks constantly and thinks he's human, and I am starting to ramble just like him and had better go now.*

~Love transcends time and space~

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Deep in the heart

6 posted 2002-02-13 12:46 PM

Compelling write.

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7 posted 2002-02-13 12:52 PM

Yes! And the God of us all grieves with all life in our sorrow and pain, brought about by man's foolish choices. Thank you for writing this beautiful poem.

-newell

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