Ode to the Workers of the World

Ode to the Farmer and Miner and all the Others
Passing thru Sioux Falls I came upon the bronze statue of The Farmer. In my travels I have seen other bronze works dedicated to miners, cowboys etc. I think that it is a fitting work of art showing the farmer sitting down with his head resting on his hand and he looks to me both tired and contemplative. Tired I suppose because his day is long and his work never really ends. He must just say that this is all I can do today and tomorrow I will start again. The farmer in this statue is not young but middle aged and the long hours of work show on his face and body.
The miner likewise says at the end of his day when he calls to his fellow workers “It’s deep enough”. The miner knows that he must blast and pull out so many tons or ore in a day to earn his keep.
The farmer hopes that the weather will be kind and the crops will grow tall and the harvest enough for him to make a living. He is the ultimate gambler who hopes that his efforts will pay a dividend at the end of the season.
The lumberjack and the woodworker and the fisherman all labor to bring us the goods and food that we consume every day with little thought to those whose labor and lives went into giving us the lifestyle that we are so comfortable with.
We owe a great deal to all of the unsung workers who toil every day without glory but without whose efforts we would not enjoy what we have today. And so I say thank you to them ALL and I hope that you do also.
1 The miners
2 The farmer
3 The hog farmer
4 The fisherman
5 Sorry no photos for the lumberjack and the many others