The old coon hunter drove his pickup truck out to my place. Ever since I’d told him that Farmer Sims planted field corn in our meadow, he’d been excited about the possibilities of a coon hunt in my corn field. I’d picked up the phone earlier in the evening: “HELLO, BROTHER!” He practically yelled. “Do […]
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Empty Coop
We now have an empty chicken coop and run. Sigh. It is tough to lose animals, even if they are only farm animals and even if you’ve only had them a couple of months. This haiku explains my chicken-less feelings. Saturday my wife Marnie told me: “I have some bad news. Two of our chickens […]