February 2021
Kay Fields
geefields@hotmail.com
geefields@hotmail.com
Bio Note: I have worn many hats. A former credit analyst for a leading auto company, I have raised
rabbits, practiced calligraphy, made a major move to another part of the country where I knew nobody at the age
of sixty-seven, and now focus on my two life-long passions, reading and writing poetry. I have won awards in
Tennessee Magazine and The Grace Writer’s contest. My memoir will be published in the Spring of 2021.
To Sleep, To Dream
Does he dream as he slumbers, does he
picture himself a spry puppy again,
I wonder. My old Yorkie lies limp on
the sofa sound asleep.
I imagine he sees a vision of cows
grazing in a sun dappled field as his
short, choppy legs would carry him
close to the large black creature who
chews her cud with a calm cow face.
He would greet her with a joyful bark, and
approach with canine goodwill and tail
wagging. His body vibrates with excitement
while the cow remains oblivious.
In his mind is he cow-size, standing
shoulder to shoulder with his new bovine
companion? I visualize the pair in an exchange
of confidences by moos and yelps.
He whines softly, still dozing as his back
legs twitch. He sleeps soundly until
his cow comes home.
©2021 Kay Fields
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