Amongst coconut palms and fallen husks.
Chomping on the grass and nibbling the odd shoot.
There appears to be a sheep.
Here in the tropics ?
Not what you would expect to see or hear.
A bleat or baa!
It’s true. My eyes do not deceive me.
I continue to stare at a Hair.
So is it a Barbados, St Croix or Katahdin ?
Most likely a Barbados Blackbelly.
It has a black, brown face.
Light tan to mahogany red coat.
Black or black stripes on the under belly.
In the Caribbean region.
To be eaten at any season.
It has a taste much favoured.
As its mild and venison flavoured.
High in protein, low in cholesterol and fat.
To help ward off a heart attack.
Not a muttony taste.
So little goes to waste.
Enjoy the light meat.
Cooked with coconut milk.
Meat sweet, tender and smooth as silk.
Roger P. Read
Tocoa, Colon.
Honduras.
Celebrating 200 Years of Independence.
15/09/2021.
