My Shadow WearsTrousers dusty from work
Farmer boots.
And he knows
The order of things.
His hair is like
Short spiky stalks from the stubble field.
My shadow is a worker
Watching the future approach
Finding unlikely solutions
To common problems.
This picture can be found at the Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/99614663/
I love the "watching the future approach" line!
ReplyDeleteThis is great. I love the odd shape of the shadow and the ideas you gleaned from this old photo.
ReplyDeleteWhen I looked at the shadow several possibilities occurred to me -
ReplyDeletebag over his shoulder
carrying pelts ( I see a few spiky shadows)
straw (like the farmer in the 3 little pigs)
This is very neat. I like how the poem reflects the photo, or the other way around.
ReplyDeleteI picked the picture, then the type of poem and then wrote it to reflect the picture. A couple years ago I was on Poem farm and she and an artist had collaborated on a poem picture combination. I was hooked. http://www.poemfarm.amylv.com/
ReplyDeleteGreat poem, nicely paired with the photo. Even though I can't see the farmer in the photo, I see him in the poem. Great use of imagery.
ReplyDeleteI drew from the image of the shadow.
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