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Farmers 25 October 2016

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Sally Gerard

In September, eastern Colorado farmers are still watering the seven-foot tall, deep green circles of corn. It isn’t sweet corn; rather it is the bland corn that will be ground down for cattle to eat. I was born a Nebraska … Continue reading →

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Sestina 10 November 2015

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Sally Gerard

October is harvesting corn, fourteen hours in a John Deere tractor. Bumping along the rows, followed by a bulky brown cart. Drinking coffee on the way to the field, plotting the demise of the circle of stalks.   Silver combine … Continue reading →

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