Homesteading

Water glassing eggs
Putting up some okra
Cabbage, sweet potatoes
And whatever we can get
Ahold of
Neighbor shot a deer
That's some meat in the freezer
Going to the food pantry
For some cabbage
And for weeks we're
Processing it all
Doing everything we can
In case the system falls
But I ain't no damn
Conspiracy
Theorist
I just want to make sure
That we make it
In case the
Conspiracies
Are the realistic
View on this new
World order of things
Lord help us
And bring your blessings
Just in case
Of things
But either way it goes
I like knowing that I know
How to make cool stuff
Like those
Ole timey fellows
Yep, I'm learning
To love my old age
And how to make the most
Out of every day
Like how to appreciate
The little things
Like saying thanks
For the opportunity
To do the tedious things
Because those are the things
That make everyday life
The things that make it
All right
And make life wonderful
Yeah, I sound like a fool
To those of you
Who haven't lived
Long enough to understand
The beauty and power
Of just holding hands
With someone who
May never again
Be able to quicken your pulse
But they mean the most
When they smile
At you and you know
That there isn't anything
Better In the whole world
Than them being your man
And you being their girl
And when you wake up
In the morning
They mean everything
Because they got up early
To feed the chickens
And let you sleep in
So you stay up late
At night while he sleeps
To make sure that everything
Is finished for the day
Then you can finally say
Your prayers for tonight
Knowing everything is alright
And it doesn't matter if
Your poems are loved
Or if they're bad
Because at least you are loved
And that's the best
That you can ask.