The Mad Agriculture Journal
Haiku Poems from the Farm Season
Published on
November 30, 2020
Written by
Sam B. DeBoskey
Photos by
Sam B. DeBoskey & Jane Cavagnero
‘Reflections on Change’

Arriving at the farm is
the breeze at sunrise
A welcoming of soft light

Seeds drop as I walk slowly,
Hands loosely holding
A ritual of rebirth

Verdant green and focused growth
The spring becomes us
Seedlings emerge right on time

Wooden handles worn and true
Tools of our trade
Bringing what’s below to light
Summer holds on while it can,
Change comes regardless,
We are left speechless and tired

Restless as the day is long
With frost descending
Tomatoes finally ripen

My fingernails dark with dirt,
Pockets full of straw
Planting garlic beckons fall
Remembering to go slow,
I learn to trust that
I am so unimportant

How can anything but this
Be the backbone for
Flourishing communities
