{"id":8163,"date":"2020-04-30T13:46:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T13:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/?p=8163"},"modified":"2026-01-15T20:01:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T20:01:55","slug":"so-much-depends-upon-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/?p=8163","title":{"rendered":"So much depends upon….."},"content":{"rendered":"

The title of this post is the opening line of a poem, “The Red Wheelbarrow,” by William Carlos Williams. It came to mind the other day when I saw the same line under a picture in one of our Toronto newspapers, either the Globe and Mail or the Toronto Star. We get both – it’s all about the crossword puzzles \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Here’s the poem.<\/p>\n

The Red Wheelbarrow<\/p>\n

so much depends
\nupon<\/p>\n

a red wheel
\nbarrow<\/p>\n

glazed with rain
\nwater<\/p>\n

beside the white
\nchickens<\/p>\n

The newspaper imitated the poem under a picture of a closed park, because of this pandemic. I would often take a small poem and have students imitate it in their own words. Here are some pictures and my imitations.<\/p>\n

\n<\/a><\/div>\n

\nThe Pink Flamingo<\/p>\n

so much depends
\nupon<\/p>\n

a pink plastic
\nflamingo<\/p>\n

hung in winter
\ntrees<\/p>\n

beside the grey
\nhouses<\/p>\n

\n<\/a><\/div>\n

The Red Tulips<\/p>\n

so much depends
\nupon<\/p>\n

ten red
\ntulips<\/p>\n

accented with yellow
\ncentres<\/p>\n

beside the white
\nsnowdrops<\/p>\n

\n<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

\n<\/a><\/div>\n

\nThe White Mountains<\/p>\n

so much depends
\nupon<\/p>\n

white marble
\nmountains<\/p>\n

misted in soft
\nclouds<\/p>\n

beside the small
\nvillage<\/p>\n

That’s it! My poetry contributions for the day, inspired by a picture in the newspaper. We take our muses where we find them. They are not completely accurate imitations. There are too many syllables  in some places and the wrong parts of speech here and there. These days there is little discipline.<\/p>\n

Have an amazing day.<\/p>\n

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