The Wanderers is a painting by RC DeWinter which was uploaded on April 20th, 2015.
Title
The Wanderers
Artist
RC DeWinter
Medium
Painting - Digital Oils~paintography~photopainting
Description
Copyright 2015 RC deWinter ~ All Rights Reserved
Avant la Revolution
It had been a day of restlessness.
Too much to do, too many plans;
I had not been able to summon
the will to accomplish much.
Anger boiled in me, a storm
born of injustice and deprivation.
Come evening I set out to walk
in the moonlight, hoping to
clear my head, calm myself
for the great and bloody work to come.
When I came to the open field
I was greeted by the sight
of a motley band of peasants -
men, women, children -
some playing instruments,
some brandishing large staffs -
marching in the direction of the city
to the beat of a drum pounded out
by a large caped figure,
whom I later discovered to be
une vieille, albeit inordinately robust.
I approached the man
leading this astounding parade
and inquired of him their provenance and mission.
Never stopping his determined stride, he replied,
"From St. Cloud, home to much misery,
we march to tell the king we are hungry.
We march to tell the king we need bread."
"Bonne chance," I grunted as they continued on,
unable to tear my gaze away
from this oddly-costumed assemblage.
I watched until they passed over the hill,
out of sight but not out of mind,
then turned off to the path
that takes me home,
visions stained in scarlet and black
forming in my imagination.
I had wished them luck, and they'll need it.
There will be no bread without first the slicer.
I sit with renewed determination and polish my blade.
~ copyright 2015 RC deWinter
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April 20th, 2015
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CJ Anderson
Congratulations, Gina. Your superior photograph was chosen to grace the homepage of THE GALLERY WALL whose theme this week is all about different people of this world.
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Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
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