Farmer and Wife

He is small in stature but his forearms are evidence of hard days not behind a pencil. His straw hat is soiled on the rim and has seen its share of tractor seats and pickups. The pearl snap cowboy shirt isn’t starched but looks clean and sharp. They are seated outside which is fitting, the open air with its rain, and sun, and storms has made or broke their yearly lives. She is a pretty woman who loves this man you can tell from the smile and the look. She looks at him, and he looks at her and also stares across the open field in the distance. He is maybe thinking of that old John Deere, or that Allis Chalmers combine that broke down right before the storm…or maybe about how much he loves this woman and open fields. All is right this day for them no more worries about storms or wind, or rain…only thing on the agenda is a sip of their coffees, black…and the retired life.