Cows and Laundry

Cows,
made skittish by dogs,
bar my path.
I,
made skittish by cows,
turn back.




I discover the laundry basket
has a bottom.
Success!
'Well done',
tweets my sister.
'We have seven baskets.'
I gasp
in horror and awe
as I contemplate
Being a mummy
four times over.