The Shepherd

Of all the shepherds in the land –
The story has been told
There’s one whose days are never bland
Made from a different mold

The grass is greener where he walks
The sky a deeper blue
No dogs to steer and guide his flocks
they are a loyal crew

on mountain after mountain pass
they follow him about
where they’ve passed through, there is no grass
but soon enough, it’ll sprout

they fear no predator or thief
and I hear, my oh my
that when they hear JUMP from their chief
they simply ask: how high?

Author notes: wc 96 image from Pinterest