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Burlap and Satin


He labors in the field 'neath blazing sun
   below a sky of blue with clouds of white;
      his wagon and his farming tools at hand.
         With burlap hat and ragged shirt undone,
from dawn to dusk he works the blessed land;
brings life to fertile soil with brawn and might.

His heart is happy in the time he spends
   to make a good life for his new-found bride:
      to be together, come the sun or rain.
         To share in living on the crops he tends,
and bear the long hot days, sore muscles, pain
his work demands in order to provide.

And now he has an angel by his side
   attending him throughout his labored days.
      Her hours are long with indoor duties too.
         And in the evening, both at rest, abide
the coming of the next day to renew
their modest joys of life in simple ways.

So often through the day, she is right there
   beside a window, safe indoors to see,
      with cat against her satiny-sleeved arm,
         her dear strong man, if he is taking care
to work the field without her fear of harm.
His angel in disguise…dear wife is she.


February 12, 2015

Burlap and Satin
~2nd Place~
Premiere Contest: Burlap and Satin
Sponsor: Anthony Slausen
Judged: 03/30/2018

~1st Place~
Contest: Angels
Sponsor: Nayda Ivette Negron
Judged: 01/01/2016

~1st Place~
Contest: An Angel in Disguise 
Sponsor: Isaiah Zerbst
Judged: 03/20/2015


Iambic Pentameter, Rhyme Scheme: a-b-c-a-c-b

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