Silver Maples

Rain fingers stroke our grey bodies
and the long muscles of the prairie tenderly hold us.
 
The wind waves break over us as our bowed heads shelter
the homes of the earth's farmers, the herdsmen
of furrows, the crop growers, soil faithful,
the large-handed, lean-bellied seed sowers,
the keepers of life.
Original Citation
Wallace's Farmer, 22 April 1939, pp. 15.
Word Count
51
Original Publication
Wallace's Farmer
Date Published
1939
Re-publication
North American Review