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Birdman the Widower

2008.09.11
Birdman The Widower

Death of an Irishwoman
by Michael Hartnett

Ignorant, in the sense
she ate monotonous food
and thought the world was flat,
and pagan, in the sense
she knew the things that moved
all night were neither dogs or cats
but hobgoblin and darkfaced men
she nevertheless had fierce pride.
But sentenced in the end
to eat thin diminishing porridge
in a stone-cold kitchen
she clenched her brittle hands
around a world
she could not understand.
I loved her from the day she died.

She was a summer dance at the crossroads.
She was a cardgame where a nose was broken.
She was a song that nobody sings.
She was a house ransacked by soldiers.
She was a language seldom spoken.
She was a child's purse, full of useless things.

P.S. Walked through the park last spring. Met a man. He told me of the wife he lost. He said that the birds remind him of her.
59 Comments
Lynda Very poignant shot and poem.
Lynda · 2008-09-11: 04:48
caroleagle I agree with Lynda. I am left with the taste of loss in my mouth.
caroleagle · 2008-09-11: 05:00
dae88 you ain't gonna believe what I had planned to post for today
dae88 · 2008-09-11: 06:22
wfrnk :-/
wfrnk · 2008-09-11: 07:10
KerBear Makes me feel sad... you really have captured his feeling of loss and convey it! Great job!
KerBear · 2008-09-11: 07:15
dhulsmeyer i can't imagine what that would be like. i like the slight blur/overexposure of this particular shot. it serves your purpose well.
dhulsmeyer · 2008-09-11: 07:43
ronin53 well caught
ronin53 · 2008-09-11: 08:39
urmysunshine wow- very well put together~ R
urmysunshine · 2008-09-11: 09:28
bchat Beautiful and serene... Congrats on FP!
bchat · 2008-09-11: 14:49
Lovethenerds Aww thats cute, and sad.. great shot! :)
Lovethenerds · 2008-09-11: 15:15
oakley Very good!!!
oakley · 2008-09-11: 15:22
DancingDolphin Congratulations! Great post and I find the photo touching.
DancingDolphin · 2008-09-11: 15:33
RadekNovotny nice
RadekNovotny · 2008-09-11: 15:36
LotoFoto Beautiful shot.
Congrats on FP!
LotoFoto · 2008-09-11: 15:47
sunshineand nice shot
sunshineand · 2008-09-11: 16:21
mamus GREAT!!! :)
mamus · 2008-09-11: 16:22
CJLata Congrats on FP! Sweet thought and memory of this man. Love the photo. The greens really soften the mood and the water and sunlight create a nice glow.
CJLata · 2008-09-11: 16:26
tomie great catch!! congrats!
tomie · 2008-09-11: 16:30
shonajean Beautifully composed
shonajean · 2008-09-11: 17:33
ee97056 Deep! Emotive! Well done!
ee97056 · 2008-09-11: 17:33
jenjung congrats on the front page, that's great! : )
jenjung · 2008-09-11: 17:47
lifeinmono Congrats on FP
beautiful shot as always
lifeinmono · 2008-09-11: 18:35
bauche Great shot! Congrats on the front page!
bauche · 2008-09-11: 20:24
mariaps Great pic! Congrats on FP. :)
mariaps · 2008-09-11: 22:09
fardad lonely man !
The worst part of life . . . !
fardad · 2008-09-11: 22:13
bundlesofjoy Congrats on FP. A moment frozen in time.
bundlesofjoy · 2008-09-11: 22:41
Ezechiel In my favs for sure
Ezechiel · 2008-09-12: 00:44
slowpete congrats on front page
slowpete · 2008-09-12: 02:05
Rogermay Very Moving! Congrats on F/P. Yes loneliness is not nice!
Rogermay · 2008-09-12: 03:29
cluez such melancholy...makes us appreciate those around us more...
cluez · 2008-09-12: 04:28
tiffany The whole thing, from image to backstory, is the perfect gift package. thank you
tiffany · 2008-09-12: 05:02
mireia una imagen muy simbólica y bella
mireia · 2008-09-12: 05:40
agandia Beautiful image!!!!
agandia · 2008-09-12: 05:56
AmirAchilles very nice
AmirAchilles · 2008-09-12: 07:02
dadlak photo, poem, story...beautifully put together and so touching...thanks for sharing
dadlak · 2008-09-12: 09:12
PaulinaT So beautiful...
PaulinaT · 2008-09-12: 09:28
curlyq60 ..congratulations on front page...it seems a little sad looking at the man looking at the water....thinking about his wife.....
curlyq60 · 2008-09-12: 09:56
dae88 are you just sort of resting on your laurels now?
dae88 · 2008-09-12: 09:59
skakanka Congrats on FP! ^^
skakanka · 2008-09-12: 10:11
truesamixo precious.
truesamixo · 2008-09-12: 11:20
idorudoll im loving it ! ,,
:)
idorudoll · 2008-09-12: 12:21
Donnakorin congrats on making the front page, wonderful post!
Donnakorin · 2008-09-12: 12:42
carvertrujillo congrats on front page
carvertrujillo · 2008-09-12: 13:36
vterezia Congrats on FP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
vterezia · 2008-09-12: 15:08
Fasterbit he resembles the pope!
Fasterbit · 2008-09-12: 15:15
FromMyInside great captured!
FromMyInside · 2008-09-12: 17:18
FromMyInside and I agree with Fasterbit....
I thought it`s JP II :)
FromMyInside · 2008-09-12: 17:19
ScubaLiz Great capture, congrats on the FP!
ScubaLiz · 2008-09-12: 19:01
dadlak Congrats on the FP!
dadlak · 2008-09-13: 00:15
FBECK Congrats on fp! ;)))
FBECK · 2008-09-13: 02:06
Pikapol looks like a ritual
Pikapol · 2008-09-13: 08:17
miclaud Congrats for the FPage!!!
miclaud · 2008-09-13: 08:56
etodd80 I love how its not totally sharp, great shot and congrats!
etodd80 · 2008-09-13: 13:47
~~~~~~~~~ the worse FP ever ...what a shame .
~~~~~~~~~ · 2008-09-13: 16:37
Dragana look everyone has a right to express their opinion. I don't mind this comment at all. But what I do mind is that you are coward. If you can dish it then you should show your face too. And why do you subscribe to the blog if you think its crap?
Dragana · 2008-09-13: 16:43
shanofm Very touching and emotional.....great work!!!
shanofm · 2008-09-13: 17:21
tantatantan great shot! I really love it :)
tantatantan · 2008-09-13: 18:12
CwhatiC Love is 1/3 part of the not-so-secret secret of life.
CwhatiC · 2008-09-13: 18:25
makaid Very beautiful. What is important in this shot is the transmission of emotion. What makes it so clear is the effect that it has on me. One puts themselves in the other person's position.
makaid · 2008-09-20: 12:32
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