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Re: That essence you speak of? That's what I was after, but it's an
elusive thing and I'm still not quite satisfied (I revised the ending twice after posting it!)
posted by
2902
on November 4, 2011 at 12:44 PM
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Re:Life back then was very hard, for sure. For one thing, the thought
of surgery and dentistry back then always keeps me from being too sentimental about it! But reminders of the past - like stone walls and old photos - are wonderful, aren't they? - Bob
posted by
2902
on November 4, 2011 at 12:39 PM
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What remains is the essence you picked up on and shared so beautifully with us Bob...I really liked this one.
posted by
UtahJay
on November 4, 2011 at 12:18 PM
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Fascinating to think back about how life was then...better and worse. Like this one.
posted by
mariss9
on November 4, 2011 at 7:00 AM
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Re:I'm very glad you like it, CC! I've wanted to write such a poem for a
long time now. I'm still not sure I got it right, but old stone walls fascinate me. What a prodigious amount of work they represent, and how different the area must have looked back then! What did that old farmstead look like, what might I find if I spent an afternoon nosing around with one of those metal detectors! Is there a root cellar or a bit of foundation somewjhere close! And so on. From time to time, I myself have raided an old (abandoned) wall for flat stones I could use back home. For a while, I took to wearing an empty backback to haul
likely ones back to the car. Those were the days. The backyard stone wall of my own that I made out of them is my personal eighth wonder of the world, which we both can admire as we drink our beer when you come over to visit. Then we'll go over to Skyland in New Jersey - those people really cherish anything that grows! - Bob
posted by
2902
on November 4, 2011 at 4:45 AM
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I have a soft spot for stone walls Bob I liked this. We have many walls and some are actually
being vandalized for the stone. About ten years ago my boundary was moved and a an old fashioned type wall rebuilt with topping stones if one has a smooth top the teenagers suss it out and sit along it half the night.
posted by
C_C_T
on November 4, 2011 at 2:13 AM
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Re: Took me back and made me think about how
Thanks. A really great poem about that theme is Carl Sandburg's "Grass"! - Bob
posted by
2902
on November 4, 2011 at 12:30 AM
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Took me back and made me think about how
the earth returns to form after our disarray. Great work!
posted by
Raye09
on November 3, 2011 at 8:19 PM
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