04-18-2015, 08:45 PM
The earth is friable and warm. It crumbles into a fine tilth between the tines. Raised beds, twelve feet by eight, covered with manure and black plastic for the winter are given a final smooth to erase the lines of the newly sown seeds. Short sticks, carefully selected and placed, denote where the crops will grow.
See the April lamb
sunlight upon a soft fleece.
New growth outreach.
Lively lambs skip and jump,
tender leaves battered and torn.
Easter morning greeting.
Death in the raised beds.
Snow covers the silent fleece.
The lion follows the lamb.
See the April lamb
sunlight upon a soft fleece.
New growth outreach.
Lively lambs skip and jump,
tender leaves battered and torn.
Easter morning greeting.
Death in the raised beds.
Snow covers the silent fleece.
The lion follows the lamb.