Wednesday, 14 March 2018

Farm Fantastic



Call it A Trip Down Memory Lane if you will, this 
opening day visit t’ Farm Fantastic; ok, it wasn’t 
like in olden days, when the agenda had weight, 
but we were candidly brethren back then; that’s 
back when we’d farmed avocados auspiciously: 
it was how we made our living - until retirement; 
but things did get changed a bit in between - &, 
weirdly, we were soon perplexed by differences 

Tho it seemed we weren’t th' only bemused set; 
some o’ th’ exhibitors couldn’t find a way t’ gain 
entry - and volunteers, supposedly manning the 
gates, were just as lost explaining how and why 
whomever went wherever; so we queued like th’ 
patient sheep we were supposed t’ be & waited 

Soon we could see all ‘entry rules’ were patently 
about collecting a cash-only fee, & ATMs were in 
prominence next to designated entry gates such 
th’ deed’s done with antiseptic efficacy, & thusly 
ushering us into an arena’s atmosphere were th’ 
ol’ Country ways gracefully returned to us again 

Will there be a visit next year - we’ll wait & see… 
© 2 March 2018, I. D. Carswell

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