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Early Morning

Travis Green

Early morning, I can hear my granddad’s tractor rumbling
through cotton fields, it’s engine emitting
gusts of smoke in the foggy air, while
across the barren road, in dry fields, I can see
my mom and aunt pick cucumbers in the escaping heat,
their faces drenched with sweat, as they trail from row to row,
bent over, steady working like the sky that polishes
the landscape throughout the seasons. This continues
nearly half the day, until they resume back home, then
noticing them half way at the door, I run and open it,
Hey mom, hey Aunt Cynthia, How was your day?
as they searched for deep breaths before responding,
Another scorcher, and soon granddad would
ease in, grinning with one of his usual sly smiles,
as I stared at him, perhaps, wondering how
someone could work their life away, still
energetic, laughing like it would always be this way.

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