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Title: A poem for smallholders
Post by: feldar on January 28, 2013, 04:52:30 pm

Here's a little ditty cause the weather's been so bad;
 
The smallholders life is very hard
We work from dawn to dusk,
to try to grow the food we eat
and hopefully make a crust.
 
We fight the mud
we fight the weather
we fight the in-lamb ewes
and when the bloody tractor siezes
we try to fight that too
 
Our clothes they are so very drab
we wear them day to day
Our trousers worn, our jumpers patched
Our fleeces covered in hay.
 
We gaze upon our grand estate
all patched with baler twine
The fence hole plugged with pallet wood
I'm sure it will be fine
 
And in the summer we make hay,
I see you nod and wink
but seeds get in the worst of places;
Sun turns your face all pink
 
Ooh! arrh grins my neighbourly farmer
as he leans upon his stick.
How would you like to test me knots
high up in my hay rick!
 
Townies they don't get our lives
What is the fuss about?
they just can't understand the pain of water
freezing up your spout
 
You have it all!!; so ideal!
Where do we all begin
The skippong lambs, the mooing cows.....
Ram's had me knee again!
 
your city homes, the plastic life
So good you do believe
Smallholding's in our blood you see
We know we'll never leave.`
 
Spring is coming folks! hang in there it can only get better( hopefully)

Title: Re: A poem for smallholders
Post by: funkyfish on January 28, 2013, 04:56:14 pm

Fantastic! :)

Title: Re: A poem for smallholders
Post by: SallyintNorth on January 28, 2013, 05:00:19 pm

Brilliant  :thumbsup: :D

Title: Re: A poem for smallholders
Post by: Mammyshaz on January 28, 2013, 05:01:51 pm

Great poem, oh so true  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: A poem for smallholders
Post by: Bionic on January 28, 2013, 05:05:42 pm

Feldar I love it  :thumbsup: .  Fleeces covered in hay, yes, thats me
Sally

Title: Re: A poem for smallholders
Post by: Sudanpan on January 28, 2013, 06:41:40 pm

Enjoyed that - thank you  :excited: :thumbsup:

Title: Re: A poem for smallholders
Post by: luckylady on January 28, 2013, 07:05:16 pm

Quote from: Bionic on January 28, 2013, 05:05:42 pm

Fleeces covered in hay, yes, thats me

That line made me laugh out loud, yes, thats me too!  Love it  :excited:

Title: Re: A poem for smallholders
Post by: Rosemary on January 28, 2013, 07:38:05 pm

 :sunshine: is on its way  :yippee:

Title: Re: A poem for smallholders
Post by: in the hills on January 28, 2013, 08:05:25 pm

 :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:


Heavy rain for us tomorrow  ::)  for a change.


Neighbours flooded on Saturday evening ...... Rosemary, please send  :sunshine:  here when you have finished with it.

Title: Re: A poem for smallholders
Post by: jaykay on January 28, 2013, 08:21:55 pm

That made me smile  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: A poem for smallholders
Post by: ppd on January 29, 2013, 12:47:15 pm

We gaze upon our grand estate
all patched with baler twine
The fence hole plugged with pallet wood
I'm sure it will be fine
 :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: Brilliant and so apt as OH and I were out with the baler twine and pallet 'fixing' a fence this morning :roflanim: :roflanim:

Title: Re: A poem for smallholders
Post by: fifixx on January 29, 2013, 02:41:11 pm

Brilliant - have just come in from doing the goat's hay and checking the baler twine is still holding everything together!  Going to print it out and put it in the office..

Title: Re: A poem for smallholders
Post by: feldar on January 29, 2013, 04:42:48 pm

I really should do more work, i will be getting the sack at this rate!  you can tell i don't get out much  ;D

Title: Re: A poem for smallholders
Post by: Lesley Silvester on January 29, 2013, 10:03:23 pm

 :roflanim:

You could always apply to be the next Poet Laureate if you are sacked.

Title: Re: A poem for smallholders
Post by: feldar on January 30, 2013, 09:15:29 am

 :roflanim: :roflanim: :roflanim:

Title: Re: A poem for smallholders
Post by: Bramblecot on January 30, 2013, 07:01:52 pm

I LOVE IT  ;D .   

Title: Re: A poem for smallholders
Post by: Frieslandfilly on January 31, 2013, 05:05:23 pm

Ooo I love it

Title: Re: A poem for smallholders
Post by: bigchicken on January 31, 2013, 05:09:49 pm

You must have seen my place then