Several thousand acres of maize, yam, and others dried up before maturing
Such a drought in India would have led to a significant number of suicides from farmers
Many are indebted with promises to repay
I passed by a neighbor this evening as he stared blankly into the sunset
I wonder how much he had lost
Hours toiling on the fields with the hope of a reward now lost
Schools soon to resume, without a means to pay fees
2020 hasn't just been a kind year
How can the poor farmer catch a break?
The forecasts at the start of the year were about floods, and not this oppressive dryness
What more can I say?
The cold night approaches......