I think there is something to be said about the monotony.
The routine people.
The six-day-a-week alarm clock people.
Sometimes seven.
The five-day vacation people who are itching to head back after three
because there are cows and corn to check.
The self-proclaimed optimists, because the adversity in this industry
could eat you alive.
The pure bliss of raising generation after generation of quality cattle,
whether it be for type, production, or both.
The simple serenity from the sight of an old, weathered barn
standing silently year after year.
The comfort in the idea that there is always a cow to milk,
a field to plow, a load of TMR to mix,
and a piece of machinery that needs fixing.
Racing to the relief of the final planting pass
just to chase that same relief during harvest in the fall.
Periodically gracing the local Stewart’s shop with your presence—
sporting messy hair and farm fresh aroma.
The sound of your child’s laughter in the calf barn and wondering
if they, too, will fall in love with the monotony—
as it certainly isn’t for everyone and that’s okay.
But if you find that it is, here’s to getting it all done today,
just to go out and do it again tomorrow.


© by Jennifer Meiller.
Used with the author’s permission.