light holds night at bay
warm earth blooms, time to make hay
farmer’s favorite day
dandelion lawn
cows in pasture, tractor’s song
work as day is long
Written in response to Carpe Diem’s prompt as we all anticipate the longest day
summer solstice
07 Jun 2014 13 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: day, farmer, hay, solstice, summer, work
a poem in my pocket 
Jun 17, 2014 @ 21:47:37
Your piece makes me just a tad homesick for rolling pastures of PA –
I’m visiting CA for a bit.
Thanks for stopping by my Summer Solstice CD post ~Jules
Jun 11, 2014 @ 14:41:44
Ah, I definitely summer! Smiles.
Jun 09, 2014 @ 07:20:04
Really fitting for the work ahead…a busy season indeed!
Jun 09, 2014 @ 13:28:02
Yes! Thank you for stopping by to read, Cheryl-Lynn 🙂
Jun 08, 2014 @ 20:28:30
Awesome imagery Lynn … very much in touch with the festivities around the summer solstice …
Jun 08, 2014 @ 21:01:29
Thank you, Chèvre!
Jun 10, 2014 @ 10:02:16
My pleasure
Jun 08, 2014 @ 03:45:28
I love the idyllic theme here. 🙂
Jun 08, 2014 @ 21:02:41
Thanks, Imelda…the theme may be idyllic but farming involves a lot of sweat!
Jun 08, 2014 @ 00:12:20
You’ve captured haying time wonderfully! It’s nice to see hay racks–there are so few around anymore.
Jun 08, 2014 @ 21:04:45
Thank you, Connie…you’re right about the hay racks, not many farmers still do square bales.
Jun 07, 2014 @ 23:15:12
These capture the mood of the summer solstice energy I’m used to living in rural Australia. Your photo really goes well with the first haiku – those long shadows.
Jun 08, 2014 @ 21:06:59
Thanks for commenting, Suzanne…and for following my blog!