Getting Ready For Winter

Sawing logs, one after another Into two feet lengths Just for the specific purpose Of standing them up on the ground Awaiting the iron axe That will create a comforting Roaring fire in the hearth Come this winter’s cold Canning fruits and vegetables To store on the shelves Awaiting the moment in time When they’ll be lifted out And opened slowly, carefully With appreciation for the color The scent and deliciousness Of a homegrown and canned food Cutting down hay in the field Tractor moving slowly, assuredly Taking the blade to the grass Green and pungent scented Covering the field with what will Be racked up into piles for Baling and creating a treasure For the barn to store for cattle