Promise

Promise


broken stubble stands in row upon row
testimony to age and exhaustion
memory of golden fields ripened, that
yesterday offered bounteous harvest

broken stubble, brave flags poking up through
dirt encrusted lingering patch of snow
stubble will not let dreams escape
until their blessing is bestowed

broken stubble anchors past to future
row upon row, year after year
promise fulfilled anew as
tiny green shoots beside broken stubble

 
- pb © 18 may 2015 -