Monday, July 18, 2011

The Red Wheelbarrow

-William Carlos Williams (1923)

so much depends
upon

a red wheel
barrow

glazed with rain
water

beside the white
chickens.

[One of the poems that we learnt either in school or college, can't remember exactly. And I have always remembered this one for its meaning...I have never quite figured out what it really means. If anyone understands the usefulness of this poem, let me know. -PP]

2 comments:

  1. Neither trying to shield my ignorance nor any offence to the poet.... but to be honest, it seems to me a puzzle more than a poem.

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  2. I haven't got hold of the menaing yet ...but here is some interesting stuff about the poem ...courtesy google/wikipedia.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Red_Wheelbarrow

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