iber 1,1980 iml g land’s right to a temporary sleep isS^. i£4:^ .rT-■>?■>.**—'“~* •S-r^ 1 -- , ~-- *-" , Z <^siS^^^SSSfeiSM."-35* v I \ 1 I 1 ,II Ml , f lI V I -,r^i 1 ■ Jf-J... i-dj-Ld-Ls- -i ‘ -■ -^ preservation - a reminder iiiiS’ lii Goofe-ci-mal-dofi BY DICK ANGLESTEIN The land trundles off to its wintry bed. Not m a drab garb of dull gray; But in the mantrel of gold and red, Of a bright, cheery autumnal day. The swirling leaves and darkening sky. Give portent of slumber quite deep; Changing seasons competitively vie, As the land prepares for its annual sleep. Yet everywhere still the land is alive. With grazing cows, horses and sbeep; But soon no matter how hard all strive, The land will slip into its wintry sleep. Farmland * *** y'- V»*wr?s%i»kr Where now there’s still a rainbow hue. Soon, white, fluffy snow will heap; Beneath a cloud-pocked sky so blue. The land will cover up for another sleep. From this annual slumber the land will awake. To the touch of those who so tenderly keep; Again, it will produce for all our sake, After this temporary, restful sleep. But emerging now is a do-or-die fight. Into the fray many will leap; At stake is farming’s historical right. To return from this revitalizing sleep. For when it becomes another building or street, Then, it is much, much too late to weep; For under a shroud of macadam or concrete, The land is lost forever in an eternal sleep. r&f j»' * " f v- vh t^XZ I *"** J *- «■ “"■ <* \ t- 1 » ** ■* -W > si **' ’'A.. J fi. * s.'ifv few*
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