From the troubles of the world I turn to ducks. Beautiful comical things

[ruthhope]

"From the troubles of the world
I turn to ducks
Beautiful comical things."
F.W.Harvey 'Ducks' 1919

Harvey wrote “Ducks” whilst a prisoner of war in the Holzminden camp in Germany. His whimsical observations on the ducks were prompted by discovering a fellow inmate had drawn a picture of ducks in a pool of water at the camp. Harvey had been captured in 1916 and spent the rest of the war in various Prisoner of War camps in Germany.

See full poem at: https://www.poetrybyheart.org.uk/po...fkCXj58CtiMVh-7ggAX9lOGGvOR6aXQEURAjeI4MdJPYQ

Coy Mallard- watercolour by Orna Greenberg

 

[the_peanut_coop]

Wow, this is amazing.

 

[ruthhope]

Wow, this is amazing.

I think so: my ducks are my calm place; I love hanging out away from the noise and rush of the rest of the world. The painting is rather beautiful too!