Thursday, May 26, 2011

The Red Wheelbarrow

The Red Wheelbarrow


so much depended 
upon
this red wheelbarrow
razed by time,
hanging now
from the junkyard
wall.

(With apologies to William Carlos Williams)

I've never understood why Williams' original poem was so important and taught in English classes across the country. But somehow it has stuck in my head and when I saw this mess of a wheelbarrow hanging over the wall of the local junkyard, I thought of it.
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3 comments:

  1. herbst.zeitlosenMay 26, 2011 at 6:51 PM

    Das ist ganz klar moderne Kunst, kein Zweifel.Und zwei neue Wörter hab ich auch gelernt dank des Gedichts. Was will ich mehr! :o)

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  2. Jim MartinMay 26, 2011 at 11:04 PM

    Um Unklarheiten aus dem Weg zu räumen, hier der Originaltext:

    so much depends
    upon
    a red wheel
    barrow
    glazed with rain
    water
    beside the white
    chickens.

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  3. herbst.zeitlosenMay 27, 2011 at 7:49 AM

    Gut, dass du das Original noch geliefert hast. Dem deutschen Leser ist es, denke ich, eher unbekannt. Mir zumindest. Deine Version gefällt mir! Grüße

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