By Janus Hendrikse. 29/10/2018
Artist Caroline Smith
A Warden, Shepherd of sheep,
His flock to harbour and keep
From wolves bewrxit the meadows,
And Foxes lurking in shrouded shadows
The Cardinal virtue of graceful dance,
With legs of dexterous finesse,
An athlete of Wind, swift and nimble
Defying fatigue, till daylights tumble
Fur of a Gemini Mirror
A coat of spledour
Both plush, equals of an edifice
One Smooth like satin
Effusing towards the horizon
The other wavy with wonder
Woven from the ocean’s splendour
Eyes hewn from opals dark
A gaze that ensnares their mark
Nebulous pools unfathomable
Symbols of love, loyal and honourable
Collies rule and herd with might
Blessed with the gift of a steely sight
Lest sheep become impertinent
With will strong and dominant
To control the maelstrom of mistchief
Led by their leader, Hornswogle pontief
The collie bows low to the ground
Stout with confidence sound
Glaring towards the rancorous flock
The stare petrifies with pulsing shock
A chameleon once shepherd now wolf
Will nip the deviant hoof
Sheep now lulled in a tranquil trance
Unable to rebel, bleat only obedience
Loyalty without fault
An intellect without doubt
A workhorse, fit, robust
A farmhand loyal to trust
Friendly to all they encounter
A fine host to chat with banter
Alas our herder genius
Has a habit most sedulous
To herd all pigmy creatures
They of smaller statures
Be it a child small and shrimpy
Kittens of squeaking mews tiny
Ducks and puppies, that quack and howl
A motley flock, to keep from prowl
With founts of endless elan vital
Shall turn your life topsy pivotal
Shall trudge trenches in ground and earth
A tenacious will is needed
To tame this hound of skills most spirited
A fable is murmured and told
By herders wizened and old
A curse of a moon born ilk
Where a collie is born White like milk
Sheep, shall laugh and be unholy
For none shall listen to a snowy white collie
Left to their own clever chicanery
Shall spiral towards mischievous trickery
The Border Collie of Keenest Mind
Loyal, industrious and kind
The herder of wicked sheep
The adamant vigil they keep
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