Franklin's Farm

Franklin's Farm
To the Tutor





Franklin was a humble manboy
from the outback of Troy;
harvesting crops by day-
fathering children
in the bales of hay.

Children have grown in this lonely world
in such trifles

in that we are left
with

I M A G I N A T I O N.

Dearest Artists,

We have gotten stale, my precious ones;
spit out in disgust, tossed into the waste basket.
We are held in such contempt, my grey suns;
sucked through a cornstalk straw, a golden casket.


J o i n us Poets
into the circles of wits
or the satirical twits.

Your faithful student,

Ria Vero Benthil

Author's Note

Reviews

[Angel]

Ahh, my muse has gone off and left me again...and left me dry. I have no witty, satirical comments for anyone this morning, I am afraid.
A beautiful photo, Ria...I love it, and I have added it to my collection.
And a very thought-provoking piece...especially for someone like me, with the kind of poetry I write. Am I "good enough"??

[Vria P Crow]

Dear Angel, you are human. It isn't me to say you are good enough. Thank you reading, sweetie! I'm so happy you loved the photo. I'm honestly just happy you loved the photograph :)

love,
ria

[Angel]

It's a question I ask myself every day...am I actually someone who ought to presume to write for the Lord?

[Vria P Crow]

write for everyone

[Pryde Foltz]

A biting call to action. Great job. May I suggest you listen to Poets by the Tragically Hip, very similar message. Again, great write.

[Vria P Crow]

Thank you, Pryde! You are welcome here at "Franklin's Farm." I shall take a look! :) Also, I take Read Requests by inbox. I might take me awhile, but I'll get to it.

[quinfinn]

and what more can you say? and who are any of these people/deities, to judge....? far be it from me, a pagan, to thump the bible, but.............judge not lest ye be.....oops, did i do that? live and let live...

[Vria P Crow]

you have appeased the deities for whatever they may be! :) i shall never reveal my true meaning...muahahaha

[Rita L. Sev]

Interesting allusion here, Ria. I like the possibilities - that we are somehow a huge disappointment to some angry Deity, perhaps, who is ready to toss us aside... Making me ponder - very nicely done!

[Vria P Crow]

Thank you kindly, Rita :) I am not sure if you read the version before or after, but I have added a little introductory piece to it :) I'm happy it has made you wonder. In fact, I wrote it in response to Louis McKraker's piece, "We Are the Modern Farmers of Imagination."

[Rita L. Sev]

Just read the into - even better! I will have to check out Louis' piece...

[Vria P Crow]

haha I even fixed this poem again :P Yes, Louis McKraker is a co-writer partner of mine that I am sure you will enjoy. Thank you again!

[Rahul]

Your green coloring represents everything about "Franklin's Filed"... loved this short piece. and the pic's damn nice and beautiful as well. I wanted to read you more thoughts on it...but you ended it...lol
but i lked and enjoyed this piece...
your font's also great...keep writing :) 100/100

[Vria P Crow]

Thank you kindly! I will be adding more to it :)

[Rahul]

It's always my pleasure "Ria" :)
Wow, you'd love to add, you're so kind and nice and hey whenever you up with this write let me notify... ok....
I'd love to read more, even i wanna read more on it...:)

Have a great time "Ria" :)

[Louis McKraker]

this is bliss....
i can't say the same for the subject matter, though, since it's kind of how life goes for me from time to time, and that's how i feel.
it sucks when it comes.

[Vria P Crow]

I would have to say that "life goes on" in Lord of the Rings when the credits fall; breaking the fellowship. :P

It is the fantasy nerd inside me!

I honestly believe that every person feels this way.

The blissful sin
of our kin;
oh what a din.

V

p.s. Thank you for the review.