Yep, farming seems to be drought or deluge, feast or famine 🙂 I’m joining dVerse and enthusiasticallydawn this week…
city folk dream of scenes bucolic
but real country life is workaholic;
daily working up a sweat,
yearly diving into debt.
in late spring, rain will not stop
by early fall, drought hurts the crop.
all summer long, hot south wind blows;
dark thunderstorms spawn tornados.
aphids, root worm, corn borer, blight-
present fresh pestilence to fight.
chemicals that kill noxious weeds
may drift on flowers and honeybees.
chickens like to roam range free
till raccoons binge on killing spree.
an older bull, he could go lame;
a younger bull might miss his game.
wonder when grain prices raise?
after contract’s selling days.
though farming’s not an easy life,
i’m glad to be my farmer’s wife.
“country hicks” are labels pearled;
remember, farmers feed the world!
a poem in my pocket 
Oct 13, 2016 @ 20:22:32
Exactly – just so right
Oct 13, 2016 @ 21:53:29
Thanks, Cecilia 😉
Sep 21, 2016 @ 23:46:31
This is perfection. I am a farmer’s wife and it is hard work what they do! It’s an “up with the sun and in bed when I’m done” mentality. Beautifully written.
Sep 22, 2016 @ 08:33:55
Thanks, Rae; nice to meet you here 🙂
Aug 08, 2016 @ 15:08:21
I love it.. hard work from what i hear.. my mom grew up that way.. amen to you!!
Aug 08, 2016 @ 16:22:47
Thank you so much…good to have farming roots 👍🏻
Jul 27, 2016 @ 22:43:32
thanks for giving us a glimpse into your beautiful and worth living world…
Jul 28, 2016 @ 09:24:23
Thanks for reading & visiting my world 😀
Jul 27, 2016 @ 17:02:02
That’s a lot of hard work. Good for you to a farmer’s wife Lynn. Enjoyed your share 🙂
Jul 27, 2016 @ 16:33:52
Yeah, Koch & Monsano have turned farming into corporate enterprises. As a kid, I could still remember small family saw mills, but big corporations eradicated them early on. Nice piece, though,–we city folk take the farming for granted.
Jul 27, 2016 @ 16:37:33
Thanks, Glenn! Farmers are not exactly enamored with Monsanto either…
Jul 27, 2016 @ 15:46:18
Well my friEnd Lynn..
close to the end but
no quiet tHere
aloud in
Farmer
style hEar
with food food
food.. working
Farmer style
and hehe..
tHere IS
A SonG for
tHat too..
you miGht
enjoy and more
fuLLy reLate too too..
hehe.. happy farmer’s day
friEnd as i live just a few miles
soUth of country side nice and pretty
working toGether as a family on the family
fArm.. and yes it ain’t easy makin’ a liVinG
doing that
and
money2..
nice to see
you @fArmer’s
Style..
God bless
you and your corn
or whatever else too..;)
Jul 27, 2016 @ 16:30:41
Yes, the farmer’s style music video is fun…thanks, Fred 😄
Jul 27, 2016 @ 18:05:07
Haha..!
Thought
You would
Like that..;)
Jul 27, 2016 @ 14:48:29
Very Good! My life on the ranch wasn’t that grand either. Thanks for the walk down memory lane.
Jul 27, 2016 @ 14:57:36
You’re welcome! Memories may be tender or tough…
Jul 27, 2016 @ 16:11:34
Hauling hay was tough, building fence was good
Jul 27, 2016 @ 14:16:28
The two sides of the coin, one not seeing the other! Yes, I know that. A part of my family is still with farming, most of us away from it. So when we come together at reunions, the variation in thoughts can be seen.
Jul 27, 2016 @ 14:20:03
A lot of us have rural roots…thanks for the comment!
Jul 27, 2016 @ 11:55:43
They certainly do! The couplets are striking and the rhythm is contagious. You write a sweet tale!
Jul 27, 2016 @ 12:01:29
Thanks, Walter…I simply couldn’t resist this prompt!
Jul 27, 2016 @ 10:48:42
Having lived almost 30 years in Iowa, 4 of them in a country house on 15 acres of land, I can relate to this so very well. I love the last two couplets especially!
One thing I will note, after meeting with an old high school student of mine from those early ’70s — the disappearance of the family farm is a very very sad thing. So few “century” farms anymore. The joys of working the land – are also the trials of working the land.
Enjoyed this very much!
Jul 27, 2016 @ 12:00:53
Thanks, Lillian! Family farmers are a rare breed…I know you understand 🙂