The night thunders within the darkness

Brilliant lightning dances across the sky

Billowing clouds rise on windy currents of air

Warnings have gone forth to ease the troubled soul

Storms are brewing across his land

As the winter wheat gets planted

Farmers place their hopes within this ground of promise

Seeds of new life will now sprout forth

As God ordained

They try to hang on to the winds of time

Placing the future within the unknown

The storms are worrisome for now

Crops must be sown to have the harvest

They will wait out the night watching

Listening for the dreaded hail

Praying for deliverance from destruction

Heroic are the tillers of the field

For they are the backbone

And honorable strength of this nation

Thank you, Farmers and Ranchers

May God bless you on this stormy night

And on into the coming harvest and for Eternity.