Harry Horsman Poet Narrative

Minds To Breach

Oh, old photograph that hangs
On the factory cafeteria wall,
Everyday enticing me to enter
Your era your environment
                    Minds to breach
To Reach into your inner feelings.

To focus upon you all standing
At your work benches and machines,
To probe your entrenched way of life,
                    Minds to breach
While wearing military expressions
Inanimated frozen within your time.

Where an image extracted without pain
Yet all gathered without a single smile.
Slaves to the mystical magical device
An invention for in time one does dwell,
                    Minds to breach
Waiting for the hooded photographer.

 © Harry J Horsman 2019

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Constance La France October 3, 2019 at 5:38 PM Harry congratulations on your win in my challenge with this terrific write!

Richard Lamoureux September 24, 2019 at 7:32 AM This made me think of George Orwell’s 1984. Well done Harry.

Jennifer Proxenos September 21, 2019 at 12:49 AM Photographs do tell stories and I am sure the older they are the more curious they become to us and the more we want to know about them - being unique, each one of us, I am sure we would all have a different interpretation. I love this poem Harry - so well penned. I enjoy the depth in your writes. Hugs, Jennifer.

Panagiota Romios September 20, 2019 at 10:43 AM Harry..best wishes. This is simply fantastic...beautifully penned. And best wishes to you, Panagiota Romios

Pashang Salehi September 18, 2019 at 6:45 PM Beautifully written... good luck.

Judy Ball September 17, 2019 at 1:13 PM I often wonder about people I see in pictures too. Who they are and what they did and thought. How they lived. Interesting. God Bless, JB

Silent One September 15, 2019 at 8:42 AM Deep poetry Harry.. Hope all is well..

Vijay Pandit September 15, 2019 at 6:59 AM Glad to hear from you again Harry..hope you and the family are enjoying your new place in Australia. You captured the emotions behind the photo--so well written!

Anne-Lise Andresen September 15, 2019 at 5:42 AM - A great description of the picture, Harry - Good luck in the contest :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Tom Cunningham September 15, 2019 at 4:31 AM Well written Harry, I can just see that old photo on the wall. Good luck. Tom. PS. Hope you've settled ok in Australia.

William Kelii Kekaula September 15, 2019 at 4:16 AM A very interesting rendering--one seldom sees, you gave it life--My best to you in your entry ~ Aloha always William