Magpie Tales
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| photo by Agustin Berrocal |
The Farmer
Hour upon hour stringing snap beans
Canning tomatoes and corn
Peeling lugs of peaches in the shade,
Picking blackberries with the rattlesnakes
Fifty cents a gallon
Bright coins burning holes in pockets at Woolworth's.
Children sitting amid the tall grass
Canning tomatoes and corn
Peeling lugs of peaches in the shade,
Picking blackberries with the rattlesnakes
Fifty cents a gallon
Bright coins burning holes in pockets at Woolworth's.
Children sitting amid the tall grass
Shucking piles of corn lit by the morning sun
Weeding young melon sprouts
Row upon row in the afternoon sun
Weeding young melon sprouts
Row upon row in the afternoon sun
Digging in the soft red dirt
Starchy treasure unearthed in the evening sun
Yukon Gold for the dinner table
Bragging that everything he cooked
came from the land
Taking for granted earth's bounty, we ate then
Remembering now, at my urban table, how he smiled
Corn stuck between his teeth.
Laurel. Farm to table...oh yeah.
The photo looks like something magical is going on, and i guess it is. Food growing from the ground is
ReplyDeleteSuch visions, all my senses agree!
ReplyDeleteI loved the homey feeling I got upon reading your piece. And the stuck corn. Adorable. :)
ReplyDeleteYou are describing my generation .... beautifully.
ReplyDeleteA country life far removed from anything I've ever known... :)
ReplyDeletethis is such a lovely recollection of things we just don't see much of now days. so refreshing!
ReplyDeleteAh, the memories...
ReplyDeleteLove those last few lines ... such honest pride that could care less about corn in the teeth or dirt in the fingernails! ... this captures the farming spirit perfectly!
ReplyDeleteGone for now, but will be back soon i think....not a bad way of living , is it ?
ReplyDeleteLast lines are wonderful..!!
ReplyDeletein the shadows, let it be
So much work goes into good food. It's amazing to watch it grow.
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