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| Smoldering Fires. Clarence Hallbrook Carter 1904-2000. Columbus Museum of Art |
You were born into poverty
Where every crumb on the table
Is torn from the flesh
And toil of your father;
Where each penny ill-spent
On the needs of today
Is at the cost of tomorrow;
Where every tomorrow
Is more daunting
Than the hell of today;
Where hope is just a dream
And hopelessness
A reality.
Mother Nature
Spewing fire from her mountain;
Our vista a vision of Hell.
Misery, all pervading
Casts a long shadow
And we become as one.
Anna :o]
With thanks to Tess at Magpie Tales
32 comments:
Anna, that is beautiful!
Thank you for your kind words Frances.
Anna :o]
Excellent and so true!
oh that is such a harsh picture of reality - true and beautifully expressed, but harsh
such a sad subject-so well written
A powerful piece, Anna.
~laurie
Yes, it is so hard to find the cheer amidst all the misery we hear of every day. Well written.
Intense and overwhelming ~ and beautifully written.
A compelling description of utter hopelessness. Tears your insides. vb
Wow, that's powerful stuff!
You held me all the way through, a strong and tight piece.
You captured hopelessness and the bond of family love perfectly.
A powerful and emotional piece which captures harsh living so well. Well written Anna.
As one..that's the good part..a hard life indeed..but we have Art, and you express it so well!
Solid, relatable stuff.
Each stanza builds and builds. Excellent writing!
Thank you for your kind comment folks - they are much appreciated.
Anna :o]
well thought out, made me feel the despair.
Thanks so much for stopping by my little piece of the web, for if you hadn't, I may not have found my way here. What a fantastic write! The tone, imagery, both VERY heavy. Fits the painting perfectly. Well done and happy to be following!
Thank you Everyday Goddess and Natasha for your kind comments.
Anna :o]
So sad but so true for many families. Very poignantly written.
'Where hope is just a dream
And hopelessness
A reality'
this is so sad and a reality really. I do write about hope but feel at times like this..
At first it sounds exaggerated, but then when you think how real...
Thanks for your kind comments.
budh.aaah. I tend to look on the bright side of life - but I think for some folks that there isn't a bright side. Sad.
Anna :o]
A powerful write Anna!
Like the oomph to this one. Prompt depicted perfectly.
I see that I have not commented on this wonderful if grim poem before. So sorry, I don't know why not.
Where are you? I've been looking for you.
Thanks again for your kid comments folks.
Friko - I will email!
Anna :o]
Very powerful and perfectly expressed. Something we should be much more aware of
Powerful. There is nothing worse than loss of hope ans that knowing that tomorrow, and the day after, short of a miracle is going to be no different.
Thanks Marja and Bee for you kind comments.
Anna :o]
Wow. So .... passionately hopeless. Not sure I've ever used that as a description before!
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