4000 metres above sea level
\nwhere the rolling mists do climb
\nand hang in what can only be
\ndescribed as the new dawn of time
\nvillagers whose diets are chiefly
\nsparse lentils and rice
\nonce or twice a year come forth
\nto drink the blood of Yaks
\nsuffice
\nto say
\na slit is made
\nin throats of male Yaks
\n the trade off is
\nhot blood cupped and swallowed down
\na sort of rather mean attack
\nsometimes Yak’s die
\nwhen over bled
\nand buddhist then can eat the dead
\nbut cannot set out to eat the meat
\nthey cannot kill
\nbut when they spill
\nif an accidental death then they
\ncan eat the meat or so they say
\nits a long long climb up to the place
\nwhere the male Yak’s are
\nand so they chase
\nand catch and slit
\nand drink and say
\nthey all feel better
\nwhen they come away
\nenriched on the minerals
\nborn of the earth
\nas vegans mainly
\nit has some worth
\niron rich blood
\nis supposed to see
\nthe buddhist’s through
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4000 metres above sea level where the rolling mists do climb and hang in what can only be described as the new dawn of time villagers whose diets are chiefly sparse lentils and rice once or twice a year come … Continue reading