FARM ART

FARM ART

Roger A. Davis

Living on the Great Plains
I watch the growing of many grains
Wheat, soybeans, corn and milo
Putting on an artistic show

Songs have been inspired by waving wheat
Corn stalk rows like soldiers standing so neat
Milo with multicolor heads
Patterns of planted field seed beds

Farm homes old and new
Each with their picturesque view
On high hills, others on level ground
A special beauty in the abandoned and rundown

Even the animals are included in this painting
Dotting the green pastures while grazing
Horses are in a class of style and grace
And what a treat to see a colt and mama race

Yet, my favorite farm art is hay
Geometrically baled in almost every way
Called square; big, medium and tall
Usually the last baling in mid-Fall

The big round ones are so cool
Boots at one end; appearance: someone was a fool
Randomly set in a large field
The sun leaving each end with a black shield
This landscape has a special place in my gallery mind
Driving today, I saw it again; thankful it’s not one of a kind