Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE LAST OF MAY IN VERMONT, by DANIEL LEAVENS CADY Poet's Biography First Line: Plantin' time's already here Last Line: As to lose his soul. Subject(s): Farm Life; Fields; Harvest; Seeds; Vermont; Agriculture; Farmers; Pastures; Meadows; Leas | ||||||||
PLANTIN' time's already here And will soon be gone; Hoein' time will soon appear As the year rolls on; Soon, before we know it, 'most, Hayin' days will dawn. See the farmer on his land Doesn't look so glum; See him swing his broadcast hand Knows the seed will "come:" Earth is sayin' things to him And he isn't dumb. Fog and rain and sun and air Are a-helpin' all; Whether it is foul or fair, Whether Spring or Fall, Seems as though a hidden force Answers back his call. Happy farmerhappy days Waitin' Autumn's yield; Doin' what his conscience says In his little field; Happier he than hero dead Borne upon his shield. Hoein' time is pretty near Scumble out the hoes; Hayin' time will soon be here As the grinstone knows; Then will come the harvest home, Then the Winter's snows. Ain't it great and ain't it fine How the seasons roll! Earth a reg'lar melon mine Under man's control Hope nobody gains so much As to lose his soul. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HUNTING PHEASANTS IN A CORNFIELD by ROBERT BLY THREE KINDS OF PLEASURES by ROBERT BLY QUESTION IN A FIELD by LOUISE BOGAN THE LAST MOWING by ROBERT FROST FIELD AND FOREST by RANDALL JARRELL AN EXPLANATION by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON IN FIELDS OF SUMMER by GALWAY KINNELL A VERMONT 'DONATION' by DANIEL LEAVENS CADY |
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