declares
the old farm
er, tap
ping a boot
tip again
st the earth
where he
says, “on
the way
to the aquifer
cradling
our drink
ing water,
rain
and melt
ing snow
worm
in thread
thin run
nels through
the sand
y soil
and rock
leveled water
table be
low our
feet,
charging
and re
charging
every
god
bless
ed drop.”
photo credit: Annie Spratt, Unsplash
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