To Lie Fallow
by Con Chapman
To lie fallow for awhile--
at least for a season--
and then, revived by disuse,
to bear a different crop than before.
And so around, from field to field,
by changing seeds sown on the ground,
an increased yield is gained,
by simply lying in wait.
This was the plan.
Thus, by indirection one arrives
at a place where, years before,
things began;
a plot that passers-by thought
gone to seed,
produced instead
the lines you read.
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"revived by disuse" or so it seems, with much going on beneath the surface: nature's poetry.
Nice poem. Good rhythm and imagery.
I learned about lying fallow as a kid, driving past an untilled field. Seemed a good metaphor for not writing for a long time, then starting up again late in life.
Con, can I steal this for my theme song? I'm going to print it out and put up a copy in my office at least.
Feel free. I'm sure it applies to a lot of writer wannabes.