The villagers listened to an agronomist talk.
She touched on planning, tilling and ploughing
before sowing. On the need to loosen the soil.
Or else, one harvests what one has sown. Sure.
“Great growers, plant growth is pivotal.
Hence, prepare your prized fields first.
Fence off your fabulous fields, shield them.
Decently dig the ground to plant seeds.”
She shone and spoke on borrowed, burrowing bullocks
that had the care, charm and capacity to turn up the earth,
and change a resident’s returns, fortune and future forever.
Sihle talked on the relaxation of the soil, on how plowing
enhances its airing and structure. It was about turning
over the soil, the live talk that was aired on radio and TV.
Those who couldn’t attend had their gadgets turned on.
They were glued to their speakers and screens like she had
put a spell on them. She received a colossal vote of confidence
that was so seismic and startling it got others sleepless or restless.