Musings of a worksharer

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><em>By Tina Shane</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong><br />The City energizes me with its frenetic activity:</strong></p> <p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"></p> <p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">- Careening sirens &quot;rushing&quot; through rush hour traffic</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">- Trumpeting car horns singing duets with caroling car alarms</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">- Hands shouting in animated gesticulations</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">- Schools of people entering and exiting the earth, striding sidewalks and streets</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">- Buses and subway cars stuffed with sardines</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">- Conveyer belts of jets rumbling through the sky with bellies full of people</p> <p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"></p> <p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong>But it is Clagget Farm that nourishes, restores, and soothes my soul:</strong></p> <p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"></p> <p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">- Friendly greetings of &quot;Hey! H'ya doin'?&quot; smiles</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">- Soft murmur and gentle rhythm of volunteers harvesting the bounty</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">- Canada Geese honking in V-formation overhead</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">- Birds chattering in top-secret meetings in the trees</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">- Praying mantis, lady bugs, spiders:&nbsp;all safely hidden in the dark embrace of foliage</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">- Rain-sound of leaves letting go their docking stations and tumbling through the trees</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">- Soft breeze cooling the brow</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">- Pitter patter of rain on raincoats</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">- Fall sun coaxing brilliant colors from the foliage</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">- Bowl of sky outlined with soft undulations</p> <p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"></p> <p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p>