Land Of This Guy

Autumn, gorgeous in yellow and red,
Is the harvest time, when man is led
To garner the fruits of sweat and toil
From dear Mother Earth, the deep rich soil…
~Gertrude Tooley Buckingham, “The Four Seasons” (1940s)

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Originally published in the 9/30/20105  print edition of the Asheville alt weekly, “The Mountain Xpress”

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