Kira Russell

Evening Chores on the Farm

It is evening

and it is feeding time.

And the hay smells sweet

and the sun dips lower.

And the trees tremble

off their light for shade

and the barn swallows

nest in the stall beams.

And in the paddock

the chestnut mare grazes

while the grey flicks

her tail and the bay

waits at the gate, eye

turned to me, waiting

for what comes next.

Kira Russell is from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and considers herself a perennial learner, with an Associate's Degree in Creative Writing, BA in English, and currently finishing up a diploma program in Library & Information Technology. When she’s not writing, you can find her in the garden or out with the horses.