The bull was bleeding
From one of its back legs
Pretty bad
A deep wound opened up a vein
Which really was quite sad
They are heavy animals
And walking in the street
All that dust and all those flies
And of course the heat
“Burly “ was a big boy
We loaded him in our truck
Got him back and examined him
Cleaned off all the muck
Replaced with a tight dressing
And in three weeks it had healed
all our ladies in their sari’s
Clearly they revealed
A gentle streak in this our Bull
Who Loved his throat caressed
A giant very friendly soul
Who clearly had been blessed
With an edifying countenance
And a really lovely way
The softest giant ever
We met we have to say
These beautiful animal Very often
End up as leather or beef curry
end up as leather
Rex Tyler is a Poet, Campaigner, former owner of an organic shop of 30 years, and Public Speaker living in Berkhamsted, UK.