Monday, August 9, 2010

FECUNDITY!

Mine eyes have seen the glory



of the coming of the corn!

I will gather up the harvest

even though I'm old and worn.

They'll be pumpkin pie for breakfast

and beans at dinnertime.

My crops are growing strong!

Glory, glory, Ange Ercoli! Glory, glory, Ange Ercoli!
Glory, glory, Ange Ercoli! My crops are growing strong!

This stalk of corn has SIX ears growing on it so far.
Six! That's almost unheard of.
I've got alien ships, hovering overhead,
having traveled many light years,
just to make crop circles in my corn patch.
But I stand out there with a broom every night
and chase them off. Will I have enough strength
to hold them off until harvest?
That's the question. I could use some help.
Perhaps, I'll falter, wax old and croak,
a crumbled heap of pre-retired manhood,
gone the way of all fish.

My hens will miss me when I'm gone.
They and The Lovely One will eat the corn
and remember me in passing.
The weeping widow will be heard to say,
"Ole Holiday sure could grow the corn.
Too bad he's not here to taste it. Pass the salt,
boyfriend."

3 comments:

Hannah said...

Dad!! Hahahaha! You're hilarious. Now I'm going to have that song stuck in my head all day.

Jenna said...

Dad, it's beautiful! And so bounteous! I wish I still lived a street over so we could share in all that harvest! You are a natural, that's for sure.

And, of course you made a song! I love it!

Hannah said...

By the way I just want to thank you for teaching me a new word. I finally had to look up "Fecundity" after wondering what it possible meant. My vocabulary is now one word larger.