Church Pillar. Farmer.
Sunday morning
He washed up nicely
Left those coveralls
And farm dust
For the day.
Took the Ford 500
Into Town a might early
Saw old friends at Ethel’s
Good grub and coffee
Before time to pray.
Called to mind Barbara
Gone now these five years
More than his right arm
He held back some tears.
Baptist pew waiting
And friends of the Covenant
Music that taught much
And handshakes so fine.
Remembering his face
Gently nodding and radiant
Words from the Good Book
And sight to the blind.
We were just children
He set the standard
Christ at the centre
And Christ in each deed
Hope for the future
All shining together
Help for the present
And Life’s every need.
About this poem
The New Testament says that we must do every deed, every vocation as if unto Christ. Farmers who see things grow, things reproduce, rains fall to quench thirsty earth, have no problem throwing their lot in with the Creator and Saviour. Their Best Friend.
Written on March 03, 2012
Submitted by dougb.21370 on March 03, 2023
Modified by dougb.21370 on March 03, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 688 |
Words | 155 |
Stanzas | 29 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
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