Furrows in the aching brow. <br />Furrows in the wakening earth. <br />Both scored deep by the power of the plough. <br /> <br />Furrows in the brow:  <br />Following fault-lines,  <br />Beaten into submission <br />By circumstance and situation - <br />An unattractive portrait of aging and suffering. <br /> <br />Furrows in the earth:  <br />Parallel productivities in loam  <br />Dug, dark and lifted <br />Aired, turned and shifted – <br />A masterpiece weave of technique and mystique. <br /> <br />One fruitless: turned astern - stunting pain and past history <br />The other fruitful: looking ahead - all growth and creativity.<br /><br />Tony Jolley<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/furrows-2/