didn’t mean to be
eavesdropping, sitting
in auction ring gallery
waiting for our cattle to sell
when two buyers in front of us
start shooting the bull about
their new houses:
“7000 square feet”
“WHY?!”
“because I can!”
yet farmers can’t get square price…
Join dVerse poets serving up quadrilles today…
a poem in my pocket 
Sep 07, 2020 @ 21:18:26
That would grate on me too 😕 Were they real farmers or “the landed gentry”? Well said Lynn.
Sep 08, 2020 @ 09:48:36
No, these weren’t farmers talking. They buy beef for the big packing houses…and keep profits for themselves.
Sep 08, 2020 @ 10:27:08
I guess it’s their job, but hard to swallow that big showy talk when times are hard for so many. 😢. They need to think before they speak.
Sep 07, 2020 @ 18:42:45
This is a sad situation indeed. Hope the hard work eventually pays off.
Sep 07, 2020 @ 18:46:15
Thanks, Grace…farming, like most businesses, has ups and downs, highs and lows.
Sep 07, 2020 @ 18:26:17
No better than cattle rustlers. Hang ’em High!
Sep 09, 2020 @ 06:23:06
My husband appreciated this comment, Lisa…thanks!
Sep 09, 2020 @ 12:20:33
🙂
Sep 07, 2020 @ 17:39:25
Brilliantly penned and described. It is sad, isn’t it?
Sep 07, 2020 @ 17:41:22
It hurts to see my son and husband work so hard and not get a fair price.
Sep 07, 2020 @ 17:34:47
This is so poignant. There are many people out there in the world amongst us who take great pride in materialistic gain.
Sep 07, 2020 @ 17:40:07
Too true, Sanaa…and some are in debt up to their eyeballs just to look rich.
Sep 07, 2020 @ 17:44:25
Precisely!
Sep 07, 2020 @ 15:53:54
So pertinent to our times lynn!
Sep 07, 2020 @ 15:42:44
Why would anyone need 7000 square feet? Or is that where they keep the cattle? Farmers get a raw deal, even here in the UK.
Sep 07, 2020 @ 17:37:40
Haha…yes, should run some cattle in that 7000 square feet!
Sep 07, 2020 @ 15:27:01
How the other half live…well put!
Sep 07, 2020 @ 14:53:48
There are always those who make money on the back of others…
Sep 07, 2020 @ 18:40:18
Yep, it’s the way of the world.
Sep 07, 2020 @ 14:48:18
Nice one. Happy Monday. Stay Safe.
much 💝 love
Sep 07, 2020 @ 14:55:39
Thanks, Gillena, you too!