Bated, corrugated, barn barren with no hay
The hen hut shut, farm in a rut, unable to defray
Scattered feathers, no goats to tether, chains attached to walls
Nothing there, no eggs to spare, abandonment befalls
Fields of rye, left to die, from gold to marshy mud
Pestilence, shot eminence, in answer to the crud
The tractor rusted, the truck they trusted, to haul things here and there
Simply stayed, their long pervade, no need now to prepare
Mechanisms, no farming schisms, left to back him up
Slowly dying, forever trying, to pass him the grace cup.
The house is left, a love bereft, more silent than before
Memories, gone yesterdays, so happy theretofore
A lifetimes worth, met dire dearth, worked hard to localize
Help is needed, his cries unheeded, to profits that paralyze
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13 comments:
Hello, Lena. That sad fact is the earth does not produce enough food to feed today's population, and the population continues growing.
Lena, the picture inspired me to rhyme also, this week. It was a bitter seed of a picture that prompted the thorny sprouts of your poetry... Sad but realistic.
Wonderful piece!
hitching a ride in rusted trails
You poem is perfect! One of my favorites .... it happened to my grandparents too .. the Eagan Farm.
Richard - you're spot on. In amongst all the greed and wealth, there are still people starving.
Nicholas - thank you. It was sad to walk 'The Fermer's Chase' (the name the public road splitting his fields was coined by locals) and see it so bare. The tookulooks (Scottish vernacular for 'hens') were fairly friendly, too. I never thought I'd ever write a poem about it 30 years on! That's the magic of Magpie's!
Gautami - thanks for visiting. I'll call on you shortly....
Helen - Thank you.....local businesses being swallowed by big-wigs. It's sad but a sad fact of living now.
Lovely rhymes and internal rhymes in your forlorn poem.
Nice take!
JJrod'z
A great interpretation of the picture, and an interesting poem.
Ouch!that was harsh reality...
I liked how you have weaved words with emotions!
Internal rhymes to convey a solemn message earn a big tick from me.
I like this, Lena. Very melodic and the rhyme scheme is awesome.
http://charleslmashburn.wordpress.com/2011/09/09/he-was-a-ford-man-2/
Beautiful use of rhyming couplets.
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