Blood on the Snow

Phil gasped.
Five crows flew up from our pasture.
Blood on the snow.
Binoculars showed a cow with a bloody horn.
A goring?

No.
The tough outer horn stuck
On the mineral feeder
And tore off.

Internet chats claim this happens sometimes.
Undoubtedly it hurts.
It is not fatal and requires no intervention.

This on a day I already wondered
If all that could go wrong
Had gone wrong.

I am not sure whether I am
Thankful or
Cynical
For this reminder:
There is always something else.