CCFB Past President, Lin Warfel, is a gifted poet and has shared one of his poems with us! Enjoy!
Come, September
Summer is closing down
August heat simmering
rains scarce
Crops are throwing switches
Done, they say, finished!
Heavy with (child) seeds
they stand stiff, lose their leaves
green slipping away to tans
harvest is coming
come September
The world is so uneven
some areas with surplus
others with hunger seasons
governments spit and spat
leaving the hungry on their own
Yet some people are out there
assessing the situations
bringing STEAM*
increasing productivity
saving people from starving
Oh, come, September
with the harvest!
Let's see again the machines rolling
sifting, sorting, grains flowing
to trucks and trains
to barges and ocean ships
God bless America
and people who care
reaching out to teach,
to reach the hungry and help
not just to feed, but to show
better ways
