Dad's Dream

• Kirra-Lee Groombridge, Grade 10
• Poetry
• 2018

I was looking for a tree change, a chance to quit my job,
To move away from traffic jams, and the all day every slog.
Up north I’ll go and buy a farm, just enough to keep me busy,
I'll keep a cow, a pig, a chicken or two, never returning to the city.
Vegies will be planted, my tractor will not stop,
Growing all organic produce, and reap the perfect crops.
Rising up at sunlight, to work and toil the ground,
My faithful dog will sure be there, to follow me around.
Dreaming might be one thing, doing is another,
If I can't make this happen, it doesn't really matter.