Stuff grows left aloneSoil and sunlight are givenBeauty we behold Copyright Francis 2022
Tag: soil
Haiku: Below Ground
Stone below the ground Grandeur obscures hidden pasts Where we have come from Copyright Francis 2022
Haiku #25
Photo by Lukas on Pexels.com In the sparse gardenhe toils with the heavy soiland the cold east wind Copyright Francis 2021
Soil (A Poem)
Photo by Karolina Grabowska on Pexels.com He dug deep in the soil,the loam and silt of a fertile marsh;from a long line of broken-back men, inured to suffering and pain,consistent with their DNAfrom far distant crescents.The men who toiled and fed the idle, who gave their all to generations, many to rot in the quagmires … Continue reading Soil (A Poem)
Haiku: Nurturing
Return to the soil I have planted many seeds Nurture this new world copyright Francis Barker 2020
Haiku: Changes
Brought up with the soil Birds gather for the feasting Eternal changes copyright Francis Barker 2020
Do We Ever Know Our Parents?
My father has been dead a long time now, but I've never stopped missing him. I was brought up in an agricultural community of intensive farming, but with just enough 'real nature' around us to appreciate the clean air (usually), the silence, the freedom. I virtually grew up on a bike and cars were relatively … Continue reading Do We Ever Know Our Parents?
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