This is an updated form of a story I wrote called “Life at 55 mph” a few years back. I think this is better, and purpler than the original.
It is not a bad idea to revisit your work.

the deer in the woods?

I love this, stargazer – it’s beautifully descriptive. But alas, I fear that you fail the challenge: this is far too cleanly written, and not nearly purple enough (you come closest in para 3), even if, relative to your usual style, it is a little more filigree.

@JonB Thanks, I fixed the dear deer.
Thanks for the compliment. It is quite a bit more flowery than the original.
I’ll give a try at one of the other literary device challenges later.

“…where farmer’s dreams go to die.” Great line. Good job jumping into the challenge as an eager hare might jump with feckless abandon into the January snow drifts, festooned as they are with the finery of frozen precipitation.

@THX0477 That’s priceless.

Ohio, my home state!

Yeah, I’m going to have to agree with the others—this is a wonderfully evocative piece.