1990: The Water Ladies

Gold cherry

By Ed Crane

Sun, 08 Oct 2023
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We saw them on the banks of The Nile

from the comfort of the top deck bar.

They are in one corner of a picture  

hardly noticed by the subject of the

camera: a family outside their house

enjoying Re’s gentle evening coolness.

 

Just part of the foreground, they fetch

water from the ancient river as they

have since before the first step-pyramid.

They were there in 1990 oblivious of any

threat to World peace. They bring water 

for the families and will forever be. . .

Just another stop on the way to Aswan

Certificate PG
Poem
Travel
Journal
Autobiography

Comments

Submitted by airyfairy on

The capture of a moment glimpsed, half-forgotten, but lingering. This is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day. Please do share/retweet if you enjoy it too.

Submitted by Ed Crane on

Yesterday there were some excellent pieces posted, particularly those by Rich (Hudson) and Simon Barget, either of which I would have chosen as my POTD.

So a big Thanks!!!

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

It is the small things that most people forget to look at which tend to linger. I really enjoyed this Ed - thank you, and very well deserved golden cherries too!

 

Submitted by Ed Crane on

As is menioned to Jane, I certainly didn't expect golden cherries yesterday.

 

 

Submitted by Kris on

The poem & your art work is a perfect balance i.e. poetic- absorption- in soul & immersing art that makes me dwell on it.... stare at it and read several times.....

Just say'n... In my opinion

 

Submitted by Ed Crane on

Very lovely comment, Kriss. I very much appreciate your words.

I'm doing an acrylic on canvas painting of them. I imagine thing have changed a lot in Egypt since 1990.