The Farmer

The farmers wake up at three

They till the land until dawn

They plant the seeds by seven o’clock

All the seeds are planted

The farmers go inside for some breakfast.

The farmers forgot to water their seeds

They could lose the harvest, but don’t worry

Because all they have to do is turn on the irrigation system.

With skin as hard as a rhino

And muscles that could lift a truck

Their crops are growing tall and full

Their backbreaking work is never done

Harvest is just around the corner

There seems to be an early frost coming their way

The farmers wake up everyone in their families.

Everyone must help the farm in these times

They take them out to the fields in trucks and tractors

For the families will soak the crops with warm water,

In the hopes that the plants will not freeze and die.

They pray they are not too late.

With skin as hard as a rhino

And muscles that could lift a truck

Their crops are growing tall and full

Their backbreaking work is never done

And, with their hard work and a little bit of luck

Very few plants died, and their sweat paid off.

In celebration of their good fortune this year

They milked the cows and made ice cream on the porch.

The horses were given extra oats after the stalls were shoveled

Jerky was shared with the sheep dog to praise for their alarms.

The dirt in the pigpens were made wet, so they will have their mud.

Cows were released to graze by the pond and soak up the sun.

With skin as hard as a rhino

And muscles that could lift a truck

Their crops are growing tall and full

Their backbreaking work is never done