Aubade of a Farmer
TIME TO REST? | By Shams Safieddine SPRING Jeddo secures the plow into the spacious void left by his cow and donkey. A crisp clack shakes off the nightly dew and readies the soil for work. The machine takes a delicate detour as its few thorny claws impale the welcoming earth. Then, Jeddo shouts my name while I attempt to sleep in the darkness of a warm dawn, wishing the dirt had been a mattress and the stone a comfortable pillow. His beastly contour moves across the field, escaping the night and urging me on. I am barely nine and thus deserving of