A giant pendulum in the cosmos swings <br /> and galactic pinwheels circle in the aether. <br />The vernal equinox brings fairer weather <br /> as gentle rains sire life's new springings. <br /> <br />Crocuses push the snow aside, a skylark sings <br /> of light and darkness held in equal measure. <br />Then pastel fingers on the boughs appear <br /> as flora bloom and fauna ply their matings. <br /> <br />The softened fields embrace the tillers’ blades <br /> sowing seeds for the ever nourishing sun <br />to raise to golden fields of finest wheat. <br /> <br />The pendulum swings once more as summer fades. <br /> Our Earthly axis seeks a cool inflection <br />as farmers hail the harvest now complete. <br /> <br /><I>December, 2006 - revised July,2010</I><br /><br />Robert Charles Howard<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/growing-season/
