For Sale

We put our herd of eleven
Up for sale three weeks ago.
We asked a bit below
Half of the market rate for purebreds.
(Ours were pure, but the registry
Proved such a pain, we gave up.)

And this has been a beautiful
Dispersal, as six different people came,
And four different people bought:

A set of three,
The bull,
A cow-calf pair,
Five animals.

It astonishes me the different needs
Of the different purchasers,
And the overall ease of selling,
And how it worked out so nicely
Right at the new year,
Where we all get new beginnings.

And even with all the ease, I think:
I am very glad this was not a task
Left to me
Alone!