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Her Wheatfield of Mud Part 1

This is to be a collection of poems of a image l saw and will never forget how it humbled me.


                                Her Wheatfield of Mud
part 1

She walks the mud, 
as fields of wheat
her heavy burden,
a daily meet

her house of boards
her fortress own
her daily trek
pains hers 
alone

l watch afar
in tourist car
she's no idea
im very close, she's very near.

this image seen 
& what it means
her vision's time
has entered mine.

Copyright © Jacqueline Elston | Year Posted 2017

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John Fleming Date: 10/29/2017 5:44:00 AM A strangely compelling little write...now onto the next one. :) Hope you are feeling better, Jackie. Your new friend. :) john Login to Reply Jacqueline Elston Date: 10/29/2017 5:58:00 AM hi John..l keep getting flash backs that wont go away to the image l witnessed when we went to Africa yrs ago.l need to paint it.A lone,proud woman, wading knee high to reach her home,food basket on her head through a field that was just total mud Something else in the field,which will be revealed in my collect of poems l was mesmerized.How we drink in sights and sounds John.Some good,but some torture us.

Arturo Michael Date: 10/26/2017 1:00:00 PM This is beautiful Jackie... I can't imagine the collection when completed...A wonderful start... Login to Reply Arturo Michael Date: 10/27/2017 9:57:00 AM I send you positive vibes.... May you heal peacefully... Jacqueline Elston Date: 10/26/2017 2:01:00 PM Thank you the comment, that's so very kind of you. lv been very ill again,so not been able to write or be on website for a while, but just had to get this piece quickly down on paper. l plan on later doing a piece of art based on this poem image..l just cant get it out of my mind..l know you understand what l mean..hope your well, take care, Jackie