The Two-Headed Calf by Laura Gilpin

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"The Two-Headed Calf"

by Laura Gilpin

Tomorrow when the farm boys find this

freak of nature, they will wrap his body

in newspaper and carry him to the museum.

But tonight he is alive and in the north

field with his mother. It is a perfect

summer evening: the moon rising over

the orchard, the wind in the grass.

And as he stares into the sky, he sees

twice as many stars as usual.

from The Weight of a Soul, 2008

Comments

[bleppo.livejournal.com]

Hi there!

[sun-set-bravely.livejournal.com]

Hi! How are you doing, these many many years since we last said hi?

[bleppo.livejournal.com]

I'm all right! Getting old sucks, but I suppose it's better than the alternative... I'm trying to start up again with LJ, but haven't been very good the last couple of weeks.

How you doin'?

Iffin you're on FB, I am Rose E. Emery....

[sun-set-bravely.livejournal.com]

I keep trying to reboot my writing on LJ, but it is hard, when it's a quieter space. But that might be just because I'm finding it hard to dedicate steady movement toward anything...

It's good to hear from you! And yes, getting old is a funny proposition.