The Mennonite

By Richard L. Provencher

Wed, 19 Oct 2011
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Melvin rises early
listens to the quiet
his little son curled up
alongside his wife
touches her lovingly

the cat carefully stretches
readies herself
for outside adventures.

He spends most of the morning
preparing an abundance of ‘chop’
then feeds the pigs
cleans the barn
and walks the horses.

Lunch is a restful pause
then back to work---

tractor needs fixin’
Dora wants a ride into town
three year old Bud cries
to go for a walk

a little trading with two pigs
brings in needed clothing.

As the day slips into
early evening
there is satisfaction
a comfortable feeling

this land, his loved ones
woman and son
it’s all here, wipes his brow
emotion eases down his cheeks

colours the western sky.
Behind a drift of shadows
comes a smiling.

© 2011 Richard L. Provencher
Website: www.wsprog.com/rp/

Certificate U
Poem
POETRY - A Passage of Motion 2
Miscellaneous

Comments

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on
Hi Richard, a lovely poem of contentment and love for his family, which is how it should be. Yes another great poem from you. Thankyou for sharing. Jenny.

 

Submitted by Richard L. Prov... on
Merci, Jenny. In this day and age of nasty stories with every description, my poems must be rather tame. Yet, there are so many quiet, and unassuming subjects crying out for consideration in this world of words. I wish to give them a voice. Richard LP
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