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Spring On the Farm

Those of us who live on farms 
Aren’t immune to springtime's charms 
We simply take a different view 
Spring to us is mostly poo 

While others trill of daffodils 
And daisies blooming on the hills 
We gaze upon the cattle herds 
And think about those mounds of turds 

As snow and ice vacate the ground 
We see revealed another mound 
And chickens at a steady rate 
Hunt and peck and defecate 

The fluffy white gamboling lambs 
And piglets destined to be hams 
All leave their fragrant calling cards 
Throughout the meadows, fields and yards

 As others rave about the birth 
Of sweet green seedlings from the earth 
We head out with our boots and spade 
To shovel dung from out the glade 

Collecting it can be a chore
But all that fragrant rich manure 
Hauled from pasture, field and stable 
Nourish foods that grace our table

Copyright © | Year Posted 2014




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Date: 5/1/2024 9:37:00 AM
Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Meanwhile, I greet you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.
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Date: 2/11/2016 11:05:00 AM
Awesome poem. LINDA
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Date: 4/7/2014 9:19:00 PM
Hi Madeleine. I liked this. I think your rhythm started to change when you say "gamboling lambs" though. Other than that I liked the whole poem. You show a good vocabulary and managed to rhyme and meter your lines perfectly. Well done!
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Date: 4/4/2014 6:09:00 PM
Haha...This reminds me of my days in college in the heart of corn country..Every spring when the winds would blow all you would smell would be manure...Hugs Tim
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