Country Doctor

A doctor for decades,

he provides services 

not available nearby.

Clients drive miles

from farms and towns

seeking his care.

He is always busy, 

assisted by two nurses 

six days a week.

He loves animals

and feeds tramp dogs 

and feral cats daily

in the open field

behind his office.

If he sees a bug

in his office 

everything stops 

while he carries it outside.

Only then does he return

and relieve another client

of her fetus.

Donal Mahoney