Iron
by Carl Sandburg

Guns,
Long, steel guns,
Pointed from the war ships
In the name of the war god.
Straight, shining, polished guns,
Clambered over with jackies in white blouses,
Glory of tan faces, tousled hair, white teeth,
Laughing lithe jackies in white blouses,
Sitting on the guns singing war songs, war chanties.

Shovels,
Broad, iron shovels,
Scooping out oblong vaults,
Loosening turf and leveling sod.

I ask you
To witness--
The shovel is brother to the gun.

Disons que quand les hommes partent avec des fusils il va bientot y avoir besoin de pelles ! Jolie perspective pour le canon . Il est en pierre? nicephore34 · 2012-02-02: 07:11

L'art de la guerre ou de l'utilité de la pelle... Ce canon et l'angle de la prise de vue, sont magnifiques josy63 · 2012-02-02: 07:24

Love this shot! the close up of the texture, the angle, the curves on either side, the softn blur of the trees in the background, the lighting...all marvelous! KatysPassionata · 2012-02-02: 09:14

Put some flowers in your guns! a)we will do the funeral wreaths b)We fill our water vases c)will dry out the flowers to make tea deandrade · 2012-02-02: 10:34

really nice pix misiu · 2012-02-02: 11:07

Love the low perspective and great focus. A very strong touching poem ... EvaLizette · 2012-02-02: 11:22

Angle de vue, superbe! Heureusement que ce canon est devenu obsoléte! Beaucoup plus frappant en noir et blanc! j'aime bien! tikine3gogours · 2012-02-02: 15:22

Excellent perspective....great shot! :) Nukee · 2012-02-02: 16:12

this shot is excellent for b&w!! TIM927 · 2012-02-02: 18:16

Fabulous shot and I love the text. You're so creative! liveandletlive · 2012-02-02: 22:54

Excellent and sooooo creative as always :)) love it Ejrodriguez · 2012-02-03: 05:10

Wonderful angle in the photo as well as in the poem :) nynkeb · 2012-02-03: 09:04

Beautiful symmetry unreal · 2012-02-04: 14:55

started singing this Animal song just because the photo instantly triggered a memory of one word in the lyrics: cannonballs! good perspective! globetrotdreamer · 2012-02-04: 19:25

Gosto da perspectiva e da simetria renatomartins · 2012-02-06: 06:37