¨Sprouts take and accumulate, stand by the curb prolific and vital,
Landscapes projected masculine, full sized and golden.¨
It is easier to stand prolific and vital if you are by the curb. Different circumstances affect people’s success. A small, weak, new sprout cannot stand alone. Exposure to the elements, various feet stamping it down, and harsh sun will beat it down in the open. However, when the sprout stands by the curb, the wind is buffered, shade is provided, the sprout is protected from harsh exposure. Then the sprout can stand prolific and vital.
A young mind is akin to a sprout. If it is nurtured and protected, it can grow into something strong. It can grow into something that can eventually stand on its own. A young mind that is put down and not protected can wither away or just stay a small, measly sprout long past maturity. A mind that is unprotected by the curb will never reach its full potential.
¨Oxen that rattle the yoke and chain or halt in the leafy shade, what is it that you express in your eyes?¨
What reasons do people have for rebellion? Personal, or what is the reason? The oxen are not stopping in the shade to upset the farmer. The farmer, trying to harvest his crops before frost, rushes the oxen. Takes the oxen’s reprieve personally. Do the oxen deserve a reprieve? Can the farmer decide the oxen’s limit? The oxen do not speak, but can the farmer still listen? Can you have no words? Should those with no words be unspoken? Are the unspoken powerless? Or are the unspoken more powerful? Does the muteness of a mute give more power than words could ever give? Can words even be measured against other words?
Includes quotes from Song of Myself, by Walt Whitman