Saturday 25 February 2012

A Day At The Field

Three Word Wednesday. My first entry. This week's words are Cancel, Elastic and Labour.


She bends over the seeds
Golden paddy husk
And the sweat of her labour
Coat her tanned skin
Stain her blouse dark

Her spine bends over
Then straightens, then bends
Bones like elastic
Matted hair greasing her neck
Fingers worn and cut

She bends over the river
Deftly scrubbing her dirty clothes
She slips in among
The gentle lapping waves
To cancel away the day's grime

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17 comments:

  1. Soumi25 February 2012 at 08:22

    Aha,the real working woman. Rural women are blessed with the biggest hearts,the most fragile features. Well done.

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    1. Unknown25 February 2012 at 11:18

      Soumi,

      Thank you for visiting and the kind comment. :)

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    2. izzy26 February 2012 at 05:35

      I like how you brought this all the way full circle!
      thanks for visiting-

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    3. Unknown27 February 2012 at 08:19

      Izzy,

      Thank you! :)

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  2. Preeti S.27 February 2012 at 08:04

    Beautiful. It reminded me of 'The Solitary Reaper' by William Wordworth (I guess). Your words clearly show her ceaseless effort. Well done.

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  3. stephen Hayes27 February 2012 at 09:33

    Marita:

    Thanks so much for visiting Chubby Chatterbox and for taking time to leave a message. Your blog is very interesting and I sense a mix of spirituality and poetry that is very appealing. The next time you visit Chubby Chatterbox press the join button and I'll return the favor. Have a great day.

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  4. Jae Rose27 February 2012 at 10:42

    This made me think of the painting by Millet - The Gleaners..the world is built on the labour of women..largely..it feels..Jae

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  5. Seeker of Equanimity28 February 2012 at 10:09

    with simple words you construct some really good pictures
    nice :-)

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  6. Sunil Deepak29 February 2012 at 09:55

    Tender, tough and emotional all at the same time! Lovely.

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  7. Gwen29 February 2012 at 13:44

    Very thought-provoking and memorable...nicely written and one of those poems that make us sit up and think.
    xx

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    1. Unknown2 March 2012 at 07:46

      Gwen,

      Thank you so much! I am glad you liked it.

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  8. Ramakant Pradhan3 March 2012 at 06:15

    Reminded me of the people working in our fields in my village. Nicely written.

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  9. Lewis Clark27 March 2017 at 12:58

    beautiful words <3 thanks for sharing them and this amazing blog.i love the blue picture that you have attached with it. just wanted to tell you that you are amazing :)

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