Hop and skip lambs
Playful they be
Laughing and leaping
So so happy
Farmers are out there
Waiting , that chill
Lambing. It’s grabbing
We need to kill
Sell off our babies
Take off their skin
Slit their sweet throats
Despite the din
The other make waiting their turn
Rex Tyler is a Poet, Campaigner, former owner of an organic shop of 30 years, and Public Speaker living in Berkhamsted, UK.