everything in Creation br is as holy as its Creator br how could it be otherwise? br br the cow br has been the centre br of the Vedic culture br these last few thousand years br fed with love br and yielding milk and calves br br and cowpatties br which when dried br provide the fuel which br the saints say is the best br for use as the domestic fire br br of food it is said br the first part supports the body br and the second part the soul br while the third part falls br to support the earth br br Wordsworth found immortality br amid the daffodils br but see here in the next field – br the cows are grazing as peacefully br as poets br br poets who see the world br in awe and wonder br as the supreme machine br whose every part br is wholly of the whole br br mind how you tread br this ground is holybr br Michael Shepherdbr br