Just Another Manic Monday ?

Hi all, well its day 3 !

Today's writer is Marvellous Marjorie Lacy.
A lovely poem about one of her loves :-

The Donkey Called Rosie.

                                                                                                                     

At thirteen weeks old she is pretty,                            

she is brown, white markings. on her head.              

The liquid brown eyes are enormous,

like those of a Disney film character.

Bluebell, is her mother, an old lady,

knowing, Rosie will be her last foal.

unlike Rosie, Bluebell colouring

is grey, with black flecks, she is

bigger than average donkey.

They share the same gentle ways of

tolerance and patience, after being

Abused and traumatised. Bluebell,

arrived at the Sanctuary pregnant,

There she found help and kindness, she

relaxed and recovered, after giving birth

to the most beautiful foal, she is happy,

Now, feeling that, her work is done.

I first met Rosie when she was a week old.

she was the size of a large dog, as soft

as a teddy bear, even then willing to meet

me, the stranger, who held out a hand to her.

I spoke to Bluebell and stroked her telling

her how ‘proud I was of her achievement’.

then, gently  I approached her baby,

Rosie’s gentle breath on my hand created

a bond that I unexpectedly felt with her,

That bond draws me back to the Sanctuary,

to visit the precious pair. They are able now,

to spend time in the field, Rosie so excited,

proud of her ability to run, kick her heels and

whirl around, running rings around her mother.

Did You Know

• Donkeys come from Africa and the Middle East, where they were tamed more than 5,000 years ago.

• China has more donkeys than any other country in the world.
• In the U.S., donkeys are kept as pets or to breed mules.
• A mule is a cross between a donkey and a horse. Mules are very strong, but bigger than a donkey.
• A boy donkey is called a jack. A girl donkey is called a jenny.
• Donkeys make a loud braying noise that goes on for several seconds.
• Donkeys are sometimes called burros.
• There are wild donkeys in Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Texas and Mississippi.

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