Rollicky Rhymes

[p. 46]

Harvest Moon

Tractors blinking
tractors stinking,
rushing falls the grain.
See the farmer steering,
see him manoeuvreering
down the country lane.

Hot the burning
sun returning
half the day is done,
workers tired of mowing
hunker to be going
for a bit of fun.

[p. 47]

 

Charming sowers,

 

darling mowers

 

let's sit down and say

 

to the foreman:

 

‘we want more, man

 

shorter hours and better pay’

 

 

 

Till we get it

 

wel'll forget it

 

forget about your crop,

 

rolls us over

 

in the clover,

 

have a lollipop!

 

 

 

after the Dutch by Tony C.W. Staring