Mom

Turn the name, upside down, and it is, of course, rightfully so: WOW! She carries us, in part, as an egg. Waiting A funny fish attaches and human is created afresh Each and every single one different And so we grow hidden away protected and nourished precisely and grow and grow until some fateful [...]

Mom2026-02-03T19:37:51+00:00

TheĀ  American Farmer…Today

I know them. Individuals, couples, teams. I watch them, study them with fascination and respect Indeed there are rich soils that mother them, father them Sustain them, keep them going Most of them just do their jobs quietly, not in the newspapers and not on tv But The teams they create the contributions that [...]

TheĀ  American Farmer…Today2026-02-03T19:38:03+00:00

Friends

More than a brother and a sister they come to share burdens and joys and their hands They lift and carry cook and drive working with us side by side Two by fours Building with those basic parts something more, better, more quickly This week two million pounds of corn harvested, transported Early morning [...]

Friends2026-02-03T19:38:13+00:00

At Ease

Welcome words to the soldier standing in line He showed up early, early, early, for formation Drill Instructor fudged for early Shavetail lieutenant fudged for early and our recruit was being cautious! So there he was standing in formation spit spot all shined waiting, waiting, waiting Company, TEN HUT!!! Inspection Eyes forward, don't move! [...]

At Ease2026-02-03T19:38:23+00:00

October 2012

"Where has October gone"? asked a friend in agriculture. "It's been graced with sprinkles, laced with showers again and again. Cold weather, warm weather, hurry then wait while crops and soils dry out." The raindrops bind the harvesters keeping them in their pens their masters under roofs Desk work and meetings often the fare [...]

October 20122026-02-03T19:38:33+00:00

Sunday on Monday

Agreed we can't live on and in the Sabbath! Sunday is a special day, for certain sure, with soaking in Words of the ages wisdom for all ages and remembrance, precious, of one who died for us, for me So we come to Monday! How can we have a bit, still, of Sunday, as [...]

Sunday on Monday2026-02-03T19:40:00+00:00

Fixed Right

Sometimes things don't work presenting a great adventure! Jump on the problem! Be a grizzly bear! make it right right now! Sometimes that doesn't work! Try, and try again and still it's just not right and you know it On the phone again and again try this, try that think Along comes a [...]

Fixed Right2026-02-03T19:40:12+00:00

Corn King and Queen

A fascinating plant Maize, or corn The tassel high on top in its time throwing pollen Light but loaded, floating down to... Just in time the silks Little tubes in waiting each to carry a single pollen grain in to a special place an egg in waiting The two become one, and a kernal [...]

Corn King and Queen2026-02-03T19:40:23+00:00

Enormity

Rain rest election day 2014 I'm on it. Judges sit in a row My name is on the scroll In the book of life political I'm in! Two pages of issues Candidates 4 billion spent Gone Darken the circle Darken the doors Be there I show up once Winners show up for years 2,4,6,8 [...]

Enormity2026-02-03T19:40:35+00:00

Grand Grace

Dark plus 2 I walked to my nearby truck the prairie was quiet after a day of roaring harvest machines The sky was bright with stars more than I could ever count what a display of span so grand I stood held fast I was standing on the soil in a field my great [...]

Grand Grace2026-02-03T19:40:44+00:00