The first greeting
For the day
Comes from the crow
Frightening the sun
The wind, and the leaves
It stands strong
It gave her company
In the fields of green
Precious scarecrow, he leans, but never sits
Under the moon
The scarecrow is bored
But, he stands with the pain in his legs
The cruel unforgiving winds
Of winter
Whitens the sleeves of the scarecrow
Pointing at the empty field
He knows not where summer has gone
He feels warm, because she’s there
The scarecrow bows
To the end of the funeral
And, awaits the new child
Insects fly
They cry
Where once the scarecrow stood
With the end
The scarecrow grows longer
But, then, the shadow declines
Without the scarecrow
The field is lonely
She dreamt
She dreamt she was alone
She dreamt she was alone in an empty field
But, she wasn’t
Photo by Ajey Padival
Copyright © Ajey Padival 2010 (Brisbane, Australia; +61434360675; ajeypadival@msn.com)
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14 responses:
Powerful and sad and beautiful. Lovely.
this is sad , scary and beautiful. The feeling of being alone , at the end is scary. but so so Beautifully written,
I am glas she was not alone. sort of like the poem " foot prints in the sand" HUGS
This is quite a nice change for you...I like how you dapple in poetry. I enjoyed this post on the scarecrow AJ.
That was sad...but yet so true...perfect depiction of a scarecrow...also depicts how humans feel when all alone.
@Sandy - That was the effect I was looking forward to achieving. Thanks!
@Inky - Yea! Thanks!
@The Write Girl - Thanks, you! Yea, sometimes I take a break from songwriting and prefer poetry.
@Scribbling Girl - THanks!
I love this piece! The picture is magnificent, and the poem very beautifully written. Also, I'm not sure how long you have had this particular header, but I love it! Very well done!
The scarecrow stands for all humanity, and yet the crow is unaware of our oblivion. Well written Ajey!
@Triana - Thanks!
@Strawberry Girl - Yes. Thanks!!!
even something 'scary' provides comfort and security to the right one...
@Shadow - True. Thanks!
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