Feral
goats on shore and moor.
the mountain side
splinters shard
splinters shard
off rocks so hard
first feral kid
in landscape hid
first feral kid
in landscape hid
three
Billy goats gruff
on loch side stone
hairy coats, fine horns their own
Grimm's fairy tales would
do them proud
hairy coats, fine horns their own
Grimm's fairy tales would
do them proud
wild
before my eyes
enormous
beautiful surprise
wild
goat last week
not
on Scottish shore
but here by Bodmin moor
34 comments:
Lovely poem and pictures. Happy Easter Monday.
Welshcakes: I am captivated by these feral creatures. Thanks for your comments.
Sooo awesome!! =) I like that you post both photos and poems! =)
I LOVE goats, and found these photos very charming =)
and your words so pretty good to read! =)
the shoreline looks very much as in my country, further north- exactly in the middle of my country.. :))
Viola:Thank you so very much for these comments. I am so pleased that you enjoy my work. :)
I love the way you make these lovely creatures sound so hardy whilst at the same time making the reader aware of their vulnerability. I adore goats. I remember in another life when I almost bought an Anglo Nubian from a barn up Langdale!
Doris: I find these feral creatures have captured my heart so when I spied one on Bodmin moor I was super excited!
Beautiful!
Great shots and a nice poem. I've seen mountain goats in our mountains.
Very beautiful goats, I can see why to like them
The words of your poem seem to move around to me in the same way that I always picture energetic mountain goats or goats stepping between rocks - very definite, almost bouncing steps, I couldn't read or re-read it slowly. You've sprinkled some ground-up goat on there for the genuine goat-esque structure. To slip into the vernacular; nice one Cuby!
And very nice shots!
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Nancy Claeys; Thanks.
Al: It is unusual to see wild goats in the UK which is why these caught my imagination.
Out on the prairie: They are straight from a fairy tale.
The Owl Wood: Ground up goat now I hadn't looked at it this way until now! Glad you enjoyed this poem.
Ola: Glad you liked the photos hoped you enjoyed the words too!
Those are such cool goats! Are they timid or will they let you come near? Wonderful poem :-)
Lisa @ Two Bears Farm :It is impossible to get near these guys as they are completely wild. :)
Lovely poem and photos! There was an interesting item about the wild goats at The Valley of the Rocks in Devon on the TV programme Countryfile recently.
The goats blend in well with the rocks. They are dressed in effective camouflage. Your descriptive poetry is lovely.
ShySongbird: I have walked in the Valley of the Rocks but never managed to see the goats. Pleased you enjoyed the photos and poem.
EG CameraGirl: I like to paint pictures with my words and hope the words complement the photos in this case. Glad you like the poem.
oh how funny to see the goats on the beach, they look out of place!
How cool, I just love any kind of critters. Your poem is perfect for the scene and goats. These goats are cute, I did not realize there are feral goats.
Goodness, I didn't realise there were feral goats on Bodmin Moor. They are beautiful. I'd be thrilled to see them too.
Crafty Green Poet: Goats on the beach seemed happy enough!
eileeninmd: Pleased you liked this post.
Elaine|: This was the first and only time I have seen them but I imagine there must be others too.
The goats are beautiful. What an amazing photo of them on the rocky shore. Here in NZ we sometimes see feral goats but they are regarded as a pest because they are destructive of our native forest.
Lady M: I have no idea whether feral goats are pests here or not I was just excited to see these guys wandering about far from habitation! I am so easily pleased you see!!
It is wonderful how you captured the wildness in both photographs and words. Like you said, beautiful surprise.
Evlyn: If I encounter them again it will be another wonderful surprise.
How lovely, both the words and the pictures :-)
CherryPiE: Thanks for these nice comments.
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