Water fowl still gather <br />In half empty ponds; <br />A woodcarving man <br />Doing the best he can <br />Has wood for sale. <br />A scorched earth <br />Blighted with crops of <br />Raggedy failing corn; <br />Miles of <br />Vineyards with <br />Grapes dried out <br />On the vines. <br />A suffering economy <br />A suffering people; <br />A suffering land. <br />All has been taken away <br />Except for half hearted hope; <br />Prayers that rain <br />Will come again soon.<br /><br />Carolyn Brunelle<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/half-hearted-hope/
