Time to clear the garden and flowerbeds
Soon, the lawn I'll have to rake
Gathered a slew of apples and berries
For the jams and jellies I'll make
I've salvaged enough dried flower seeds
For a beautiful planting in the spring
Dug potatoes and dried the onions
Such aroma to winter soup they'll bring
Harvesting can be hard but satisfying
And I enjoy the canning and preserving
The pumpkins are almost ready for carving
Except the ones for pies I'm reserving
I've pruned the roses; put down the mulch
Shelled the popcorn the kids had planted
Thinned the irises, tulips and peonies
Thankful to God for the crop He granted
Golden shades of autumn add such color
To all the landscape that I survey
I've accomplished a lot in a week or so
But there's still plenty for another day
I made it through with some aching muscles
A few callouses and blisters on my hands
But, by golly, I'll have enough food put away
To make my holiday meals taste grand
Kathleen McCoy Eldridge©
September 19, 2007
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