Down On the Farm

There’s tons of fun things you can do on the farm, like bucking bales of hay or cleaning the barn. Or milking the cows and feeding the chickens, working the garden where the beans need picking. Or on top of the roof replacing the tin, trying to find where the water’s getting in. Maybe out on the tractor mowing the hay, with the hot sun’s beating down on you all day. When the sun finally sets down in the west, you can start to slow down and take a short rest. Now all winded and burned and hungry as hell, wash off the cow dung before the dinner bell. Sitting on the front porch beneath the moonlight, with lightning bugs flashing like stars in the night. A cool gentle breeze flowing over the land, while you sit in your chair holding your wife's hand. The scent of wildflowers filling up your head, drifting in through the window beside your bed. You lay your head down but before you can sleep, you pray that this is the life you'll always keep.