Exceptional a tribute to all farmers Plowing the Field by RodG      Write A Sonnet Contest Winner

At last Spring's come and brought a begged-for sight: All snow has disappeared from untilled fields. Desiring pleasure found in plowshare's bite, I yearn to see what toil and God's plan yields. My white-faced team is pleased to pull and strain as blade cuts deeply into dew-wet grass. We plod and carve incisions in terrain thick-sodded with a wind-sown weed that's crass. Tomorrow I shall freckle furrows made with hand-dropped seeds I saved from last year's crop. Success depends on placement, how they're laid. In strings of mounds they'll slumber when I stop. And then begins my stomach-burning wait. Will seedlings sprout up soon? What is their fate? Writing Prompt Write a sonnet. A sonnet is a poem of 14 lines. It follows a strict rhyme scheme. It is often about love. Instructions and examples. Write A Sonnet Contest Winner Recognized Author Notes Artwork is courtesy of Google imagery.

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