Wait For The Weather

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It's good to plough when the earth is soft

     And the furrows smoothly go;

When the tilth is fine and the weather fair,

     It is good to sow.

So when the earth is baked to brick

     And wind is dry and sun is bright,

It's better to bide at home and wait,

     And put your harness right.

It's better to wait your time, and make

     Good order for when you start.

Then all day long, when the time is right,

     Plough with a thankful heart.

~Philip Britts