Cowboys

by Khalid M Darwish   Nov 10, 2012


An old man sitting on the beach, under the golden sun
distributing some handfuls of sand on the ground
painting graphic images with sand of ancient America
Trying to mimic some Picasso's, so professional

In few minutes he was able to put an imagination
figuring how a simple cowboy is dressed before hunting
revealing horse, hat, safety boot, ropes and smoking pipe
and in the other hand a gun for chasing gazelles and rabbits

Few more touches, before he'd finish his shaping,
a neighboring little girl watching couldn't gaze on the scene
She hesitated to talk but her curiosity couldn't stop
What so smooth expressive thoughts! What a sculptor!

Deeply concentrating on how he could use his talent
she tried to invade his thoughts with her humble ideas
"Sir, I think you'd better replace that pipe with a flower
and that safety with one of no harmful gear" she suggested

He thought deeply of her and asked reluctantly "Why should I?"
"Smoking is not good and gears harms the horses" She replied
He realized how cruel people are with animals and themselves
Thereafter he decided to include her in his image as an advisor

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  • 12 years ago

    by Amreen

    Beautiful... I love the message you want to give here sir..... We often overlook what our art could actually spread messages across and you did a humble work of spreading a good message... Loved the descriptions:)

  • 12 years ago

    by L

    Yes, Sir.

    But here is the why of my thoughts.

    "She hesitated to talk but her jealousy couldn't stop"

    Jealousy.. to what? the man was creating an image and the girl was jealous. When one is jealous, one might usually try to ruin something. So the girl was jealous of the painter's skill and decided to ruin the image by saying what she said.

    "To add a flower instead of a pipe and a safety with one of no harmful gear."..

    Her request was that of a humble girl and the word Jealousy fits not in the context of the story. Unless, it was intended to create a twist and to make the reader believe that the real intention of the girl was not to make the painter become conscious of how animals are harm but rather to ruin the image the painter created.

    In my opinion, The word Jealousy is what gives that idea. If on the contrary was disgust or distress, then I will go, the girl fell offended or bad and her intentions for mentioning to the painter what she did are good.. So I'm so glad the painter included her in the image. The girl will feel excited and happy.

    In the case of jealousy, my thoughts are...

    ah, the girl has bad intention but the point she made is a good one therefore good that she is rewarded. She will not expect to be rewarded and since her intentions was to ruin the painting.. she will feel bad inside and that will be her punishment as she is rewarded by the painter.
    No one else but her will know that.

  • 12 years ago

    by L

    So the girl was jealous and wanted to ruin the painting but instead she was thanked by the painter by putting her in the image.

    So the message that I got.. bad intentions that seem to be good intentions may go rewarded...

    because the girl thought of the animals and how they are harmed the painter realized what the animals go through... so the bad intention of the girl instead turn out to be good intention lol

    Okay, sorry, I can't explain.

    • 12 years ago

      by Khalid M Darwish

      Luce, The girl was thanked for saying that smoking is bad and hurting animal is not good (Sir, I think you'd better replace that pipe with a flower and that safety with one of no harmful gear)
      Don't you think Luce that she deserves adding her to the image?

  • 12 years ago

    by Mohan

    This is like a story and its difficult to write a story in the style of poem

  • 12 years ago

    by DeviousCharmer

    Quite confusing . But what I got from it is the guy is very wise and deep. He drew what no one really sees but what is always there hidden somewhere.