I Sheep, Surfing

After delighting in the little balancing movements
Of the sheep on the board
And the clear love and joy the people
Felt for the sheep,
It didn't seem so much like animal cruelty as I thought it might
By a finer line.

The sheep walked onto the surfboard itself without any
Physical coaxing and that seemed to cinch it for me,
But I couldn't help thinking...
What if it got in trouble out there?
It's latched onto the board!

However it looked like the folk were ready for action
In their wet suits.
I just hope everything's above board.
It was sweet to watch the relationship of human to sheep.

Don't think I'll look at sheep quite the same mindless way
I have before. Yes, I'm afraid I've done that. Better now.