Tuesday, November 7, 2017

works of art, a real creation

                                                                                     Attribution: Quino Al on Unsplash
Image: Artisan at Work (here)

early morning before sunrise
getting ready for tasks ahead
trudging through the mist
to some dilapidated shacks

an old spinning wheel was given
a once-over before leaving the night
before now eager to continue

works of art, a real creation
very cleverly moulded by
knobbly fingers, skills handed
down through the generations

Alas, a dying trade was overtaken
by modern technology, reduction
in skilled hands and fall in demand

The passion and desire to preserve
a heritage giving way to the perennial
struggles to survive on a pittance

MLMM's Photo Challenge #187

2 comments:

  1. This was so good to read Hank. Message coming across. Thanks for sharing.

    Yvonne.

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  2. Can be hard with change and so-called progress, but have to push on through and change with it.

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