Toiling engines of tractors
rattle and rumble
trailers full off to the markets
a time of harvest
sheep shearing
late into the August nights
Brendan is hard at it
managing the surrounding acres
And Donal is over from Ireland
to give a helping hand
a blessing and a curse
Brendan works harder when Donal is around
This is a cusp almost full born
soon the world here
will tip into autumn
all the cattle will be bedded in the cow sheds
and we will not see them until next spring.