When I went out with Trixi last night, the full moon was flickering behind the clouds, there was a slight breeze and it was chilly. As I walked up towards the field I was amazed to see that the sheep, had settled themselves in a circle. There were no sheep outside the circle but there were some dotted within. This image made such an impression on me that when I got home I wrote:

Solid in their heavy fleece,
Discoloured by the wintry weather,
The sheep had settled
As if planted by ancient hands,
In henge formation,
Under the sway of the pregnant moon.

No sheep tonight – perhaps they were an apparition!!