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WindWalker
Senior Member

since 2001-10-12

Posts 1218

0 posted 2008-03-10 05:46 PM

Today, I do not speak of joy, but of hope.
I do not speak of evidence of things not seen
nor projected good times following a harvest.
I do not describe in glowing detail
my beautiful, ripe fields of wheat come fall;
nor my bulging granaries and golden profits...
I speak of what is:
I am only a farmer.

I speak of the toil demanded by the land:
observance of seasons and changes in weather;
of spreading manure over frozen fields in winter;
of plowing, discing, harrowing and seeding,
working around the clock in spring,
in wind-swept dusty fields
and through endless cold nights.
I am only a farmer.

I speak only of hope –
that enough rain will fall between hot sunny days;
that a crop will sprout,
turning fields from brown to green
in the short summer;
that no blight or pest will destroy young crops;
that frost will stay his hands
until the harvest is complete.
I am only a farmer.

I do not speak of the harvest,
but of commitment to a way of life
and seemingly endless labour.
I can clear the fields, prepare the soil, plant,
but bringing forth the crop from the earth,
that is not given to me,
I am only a farmer:
what do I know of the future?

LadyTom
Member

since 2008-02-29

Posts 353
LA, CA

1 posted 2008-03-10 06:00 PM

wonderful poem. "I only speak of the hope". Wonderful!!!! a farm's heart. I have good memories on this.
love the read. and always good poems.

jwesley
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-04-30

Posts 7563
Spring, Texas

2 posted 2008-03-10 06:28 PM

very very well written , my friend..

jimmy

secondhanddreampoet
Member Ascendant

since 2006-11-07

Posts 6394
a 'Universalist' !

3 posted 2008-03-10 08:14 PM

interesting 'write!'

[I'm glad someone can speak of 'hope!']

applause for this 'penning!'

JamesMichael
Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

4 posted 2008-03-11 06:12 AM

Enjoyed...James

Paul Wilson

Member Elite

since 2002-07-07

Posts 4711
United States

5 posted 2008-03-11 06:47 AM

Wind Walker...Hope...The backbone of our nation. Where would we be if not for hope and the small farmer that fed this nation for so many years. Enjoyed...Paul

~~To share my poems with you is to share my heart with you~~
Paul

Robert E. Jordan
Member Rara Avis

since 2008-01-25

Posts 8541
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

6 posted 2008-03-11 10:14 AM

WindWalker,

This is well written.

Bobby

Marge Tindal

Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-06

Posts 42384
Florida's Foreverly Shores

7 posted 2008-03-11 10:31 AM

WindWalker~
You always hold me spellbound in your pennings~

Fond, fond memories stirred with this~

*SMILES* and *Huglets*
~*Marge*~

~*The sound of a kiss is not as strong as that of a cannon, but it's echo endures much longer*~
Email - noles1@totcon.com

effjayel
Senior Member

since 2007-09-30

Posts 1474
At the Crossroads of Infinity

8 posted 2008-03-11 01:40 PM

Good job WW, John

Marchmadness
Member Rara Avis

since 2007-09-16

Posts 9271
So. El Monte, California

9 posted 2008-03-11 03:47 PM

I enjoyed this very much. Both my parents came from farm families and this poem reminds me of hearing them talk about farm life when I was a child.
Ida

Artic Wind
Member Rara Avis

since 2007-09-16

Posts 8080
Realm of Supernatural

10 posted 2008-03-11 05:19 PM

i enjoyed reading your thoughts!

ARCTIC WIND

miscellanea
Member Elite

since 2004-06-24

Posts 4060
OH

11 posted 2008-03-12 07:51 PM

This farm girl truly enjoyed your poem. Farmlife is not easy, but our family has fought to keep a small part of it in our lives. There is never a dull moment on a farm.

You've described the farmer well, hopeful, without expectations... A keeper...

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