Working...

Working on the farm In the gold-brown of autumn Is hard, but must be Done, in tandem with Nature: Mangold being built Into a clamp for storage Through bitter winter. Hedges are being neatly Trimmed; ditches cleaned to Prepare for all storms ahead. Working on the farm: In the midst of October: Potatoes being lifted. On fields which have been Harvested. And manure is Is being spread to Enrich the ground for next year's Sowing. Fallow land Is being ploughed for rich wheat Which is essential For survival in hard times.