Oke’s Musings: Poetry, People and Places

Tag: Shepherd lore

  • A Shepherd’s Song

    Tree roots are my favorite seat, mushrooms are cushionsOccasionally my thoughts drown in the music of sheep and birdsLight-colored birds fly above me, up in the trees they gatherTo watch the meeting of white wool spread across the green grassSome bolder birds come down to join the massive banquet,Picking stray insects that fled the grass…

  • Poem: A Farmer’s Dream

    Night lets the farmer dream on his fields Little crickets hide in cracks on the earth They sing and listen to the wind howl Fairy butter-moths follow candlelight Amazed at the red maiden who was a wild dancer Valleys of ripe corn and golden wheat Are dreams blessed for the diligent farmer, When plates of…

  • Another Shepherd lore

    There are memorable thoughts that goes each night As the lonely shepherd lays on his bed of soft wool The days stress comes calling by, dragging each moment with it Expressing to the shepherd how the day went, rough or smooth From his bed he must see the stars glittering above the night And with…