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The Summer of "67" (or ode to alfalfa)
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The Summer of "67" (or ode to alfalfa) |
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Tim Senior Member
since 1999-06-08
Posts 1794 |
Don't get any hotter than late in July, With south winds a blowin', suckin' you dry, As dust devils dance, obscuring the sky, Farmers look skyward, with trained weather eye, Keep buckin' those bales, and a breakin' your back, 'Cause storm clouds are brewing, the sky's turning black, First drop on the forehead, a run to hay's shed, John Deere's a putt-putting, hay's shed dead ahead, But the tractor don't make it, as clouds open wide, Out on the plains, there is no place to hide, So you just keep on working, soaked to the skin, Muscles are aching, but the hay's finally in, Then a sprint to the house, it's time to get fed, But you're too tired for supper, so you head on to bed, 'Cause sun-up tomorrow will still be July, With south winds a blowin', to suck farm boys dry. [This message has been edited by Tim (05-31-2003 09:12 AM).] |
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icebox Member Elite
since 2003-05-03
Posts 4383in the shadows |
Yup, that's it alright. Well done. |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
wow! neat write |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
I remember that summer - I wasn't out on the farm though - I was probably being wimpy and staying dry instead... This is a great write, Tim...  |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
They don't know... until they experience what it is all about, do they, Tim?  |
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garysgirl  
since 2002-09-29
Posts 19237Florida, USA |
Tim, this is really a great poem. I thought you was going to really start with the Southern Drawl I posted the other day. LOL I really enjoyed this.  Hugs  Ethel |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
This is a great write! I got tired reading it. Thanks for sharing the mood and the images. |
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Nightshade
since 2001-08-31
Posts 13962just out of reach |
Great write Tim. Made me yearn for a tall glass of cool water and some shade! Chris  "Hope" is the thing with feathers- |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
Tim, funny enough your wonderful poem gave me goosebumps .... I have some memories from childhood when I sometimes helped at my Uncle's farm .... ahh the smell of fresh hay and the worry that one was not in time to collect it before the rain ruined everything ... the anxious looks at the sky ... no one would speak of any other topic that was not about weather. I enjoyed this very much Tim. Love, Margherita |
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