Shifting Gears

As seasons shift
so must we
to match our efforts
to changing tasks

Winter has us pondering
computing and thinking
How to make the numbers work
Changing prices, inputs and outcomes,
somehow we need more ‘leftover’
more income than outgo
So we make our plans
and launch

Into springtime
the glorious bursting forth of life
of seeds into mothering soil
of plants growing like crazy
and war against weeds, insects and disease

Shifting gears, summer slides in
more sun, warmer sun
summer rains just in time
and preparing for harvest