There is a barn in the middle of a field.

And in the barn is a farmer.

Not farming.  Standing.

In the middle of that barn.
A cow stands with the farmer.  They do nothing but stand there quietly.

In the middle of that barn.
They can hear each other breathing.  The can look into each other’s eyes.

They do not know what one another is thinking.

Yet they both think.  At the same time.
The farmer, thinking farmer thoughts.
And the cow, thinking cow thoughts.

“Cow.  I sure do wish I knew what you thinking.”
“Human.  I sure do wish I knew what you were thinking.”

“Cows are amongst the gentlest of breathing creatures; none show more passionate tenderness to their young when deprived of them; and, in short, I am not ashamed to profess a deep love for these quiet creatures.”  ~Thomas de Quincey

“All the really good ideas I ever had came to me while I was milking a cow.”  ~Grant Wood

“As for butter versus margarine, I trust cows more than chemists.”  ~Joan Gussow