Prairie Plantings
Wheat Field
The wild wind whipped down across the plain
Causing waves to build in the shining wheat
The hairy ends supported on flimsy stalks
They bend to meet the wind's kiss
And then turn against it's push
Crashing down upon themselves
And bending back again
Corn Crop
Meeting the wave-breaker corn it stops
Elephant-eye high it runs the corn's maze
The trickster twisting tassels as it works through
The corn pulls from the touch
Catching others as they fall
Shaking dust from their frayed heads
To stand tall in the sun
These poems were printed in the Pigs n' Poets online poetry journal in January 2000. They were written after a trip to my grandparents in Nebraska. They can be read individually or interleave the lines for a single poem.
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