Poem: Easter Ode to the Mad Farmer – Kevin Book-Satterlee [Vol. 3, #12]
Easter Ode
to the Mad Farmer
By Kevin Book-Satterlee
The Mad Farmer
Taught us to practice resurrection,
Live the ideals of renewal,
Seek the liberation of the day,
And love;
Live with open hands,
Redeem paychecks to buy seeds;
Plant some trees,
So that our offspring can breathe again;
Cultivate the revolution,
The insurrection resurrection;
Pacify the violent;
Turn over the soil;
Plant an urban garden in Camden;
Pick up trash in the park;
Recycle;
Let all see the necessary steps
To redeem the earth;
Practice the ritual of spilt blood
By sipping down the wine shot,
And remembering;
Consume the bread of the eternal,
Knowing that such a morsel
Surpasses most of the world eats;
Take the loaf and share it globally;
Shake hands and cry with the drunkard;
Visit the prisoner and laugh.
Remember the plowman’s didactic words;
Abolish the wicked’s regrettable direction;
And practice resurrection.
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[Used with the author's permission]
