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#WritePhoto Last Windmill
July 27, 2017
— #writephoto, poem, poetry
the last windmill
The pump beneath the windmill brings water to the fields
Narrow streams flow gently between the grain and weeds
Sustaining this small patch of land was easier in the past
Today we watch industry sprawl then collapse just as fast
In our youth we did not imagine this could happen here
That the last windmill in service would be held so dear
Ceremonies and pageantry now commemorate the times
When Mother Nature spoke to us in stories and in rhymes
#writephoto
Join writers from around the world each Thursday to respond to the photo prompt generously provided by Sue Vincent on her Echo blog. Read, write, and comment here on last week’e entries.
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I really like this, Pamela… and this was indeed one of the last working mills.
Thank you Sue. It looks like a monument
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It occurred to me from your poem that this windmill might have brought water rather than ground grain.
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Such a lovely verse. Captures the essence of a reminder of the past.
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The photo is lovely and the poetry even better. I love how your imagination/creativity works.
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Thanks, Sue
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Thank you Sue
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#WritePhoto Last Windmill by Pamela Morse | Sue Vincent's Daily Echo reblogged this and added:
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Photo prompt round-up – Sails #writephoto | Sue Vincent's Daily Echo reblogged this and added:
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