Time for Harvest

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 Matt Hemke sent out a poem by Kristen Schram, that is in honor of Hoofers, and their annual trip out to the boat farm for harvest this saturday/sunday,

 

And, Matt asks that we, "Have a safe/productive lift in".

 

Boat Farm (by Kristen Schram)

 

springtime sailboats ripe for reaping

warmth is here and ice receded

birth from ground and dirt completed

next to lettuce masts are peeping

 

lines reach downward, deeply rooted

water, weeding, sunlight, caring

hungry rabbits, traps ensnaring

sails unfurl to show they’ve fruited

 

changed from seeds to full-grown cow boats

(just for sailing, not for eating)

wind against the jib is beating

time to find out if its bow floats

 

trek from farm to lake is charted

cranes uplift the boats to moorings

through the air the hulls are soaring

sailing season is now started

 

racers sail along with cruisers

decoyed pirates hunt for treasure

crashing into spray for pleasure

drop a cocktail, you’re the loser

 

ice and snow are slowly creeping

over water frost is carried

boats returned to farm and buried

winter sailboats time for sleeping

(via Matthew Hemke  mgh...@gmail.com )

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