The Family Bible and The Farmer's Almanac

My father's father was
the wisest man I ever knew,
60 years of education
7 years of school.
Farming kept his body strong,
at night, the only books he owned
kept his mind sharp as a tack,
The Family Bible and The Farmer's Almanac.
When to plant,
when to harvest,
how you reep just what you sow.
When to look for rain and who to turn to when it don't.
There was a plan for early frost
salvation for the lost,
words to live and die by, front to back,
The Family Bible and The Farmer's Almanac.
One came from his mother,
handed down the day she died.
The co-op sent the other
every year at Christmastime.
He knew the seasons by the day,
knew Paul and Peter by first name;
He could answer any question he was asked
with The Family Bible and The Farmer's Almanac.
When to plant,
when to harvest,
how you reep just what you sow.
When to look for rain and who to turn to when it don't.
There was a plan for early frost
salvation for the lost,
words to live and die by, front to back,
The Family Bible and The Farmer's Almanac.
He knew the way to get
through this life to the next,
while other spoke of faith
he found it fast.
In The Family Bible and The Farmer's Almanac.
The Family Bible and The Farmer's Almanac.