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Texas Redneck
Contributed by
Byrdie
on
Tuesday, 10th April 2012 @ 10:14:46 AM in AEST
Topic:
dedicatedpoems
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Texas Redneck (Tractor Driver)
Hes not a whirl wind in the field, hes not a devil pushing dust in denim overalls with bib. From dawn to dusk he knows of toil and reaps the harvest in the fall. Without this redneck, hunger stalks.
He looks for blooms but dry plant balks. Hes not a whirl wind in the field erupting sand in grains that crawl across the land like reddish rust, yet like a tea pot poised to boil, he holds his tongues smooth spoken glib.
He stores his grains in poor mans crib with knot holes where there feeds black hawks who prey on barnyard rattlers coil. Hes not a whirl wind in the field but coffee buds admire and trust this man who walks among the tall.
He fights the sand and tries to stall the death of plants, but his ad lib is apt to snarl abject disgust as cadence cuss words code his talks. Hes not a whirl wind in the field. Hes just a man who turns the soil. His tractor squeaks. It calls for oil and pushes cost against the wall. Hes not a whirl wind in the field. Hes lost his shirt, ignores banks rib, and sometimes limps on trails he walks but he must bust the dried rains crust. At last wee plants stand tall, robust and choke new weeds til they recoil and turn to white like blackboard chalks while fruited stalks give reapers call and scare crows dupe the ravens nib. Hes not a whirl wind in the field.
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Byrdie
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2012-04-10 10:14:46] (Date/Time posted on
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