Almost everyone romanticises over ‘The Countryside’ without realising that ‘Farming’ created what we see NOW! – And as everyone ‘should know’ – is that Farmers are among the Hardest-Working Folk on God’s Green Earth – Humbling! – Is The Keyword Here! …..
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“STOP!” cried the gardener, weathered and spare,
Romanticising fields won’t make them fair.
You dream of meadows dipped in gold,
But soil is stubborn, harsh, and cold.
You paint the hills in softened light,
Ignore the frost that bites at night.
You sing of lambs and morning dew,
But not the work we must push through.
The hedgerows hide more thorns than grace,
The wind will slap you in the face.
The boots you wear will sink in clay,
And charm won’t wash the grime away.
Humbling! That is the lesson here,
Not all is quaint, not all is dear.
The countryside does not perform,
It shapes you slow through toil and storm.
You’ll blister hands on bramble and rake,
And lose more crops than you will take.
The rain won’t care about your plans,
It soaks the hope from eager hands.
The sunrise glows, yes, that is true,
But rises over labour too.
Each golden beam that warms the land
Still finds a tool in every hand.
So shed the dream that all is peace,
For nature does not grant release.
It asks for patience, grit, and spine,
And takes its due in blood and time.
Yet in that truth, a deeper grace—
An honest, unadorned embrace.
Not polished myth, nor painted scene,
But life that’s raw and fiercely keen.
So stop, step back, and understand,
This is no gentle, idle land.
Respect the ground beneath your feet—
Its beauty’s real because it’s not sweet.
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