This precious photo displays two young boys, one holding the reigns, one holding a beloved dog, on a cart, pulled by a devoted mule. As another example of ekphrasis, the photo is one on which I've based my sonnet, written in a Spenserian Sonnet format from the 16th century English poet, Edmund Spenser.
For fun, click onto: Billy Collins former United States Poet Laureate, to read his satirical view of sonnets, cleverly entitled, "Sonnet."
Four Soles, Soulful Foursome
Idyllically, they travel with an aim
and quickly learn that truth rests in a friend,
for surely, they’ll discover life’s no game.
A splendid road will definitely bend.
These traveling souls of four know not of end,
for they rely on trusting gifts of love:
one pulls with strength, one’s job is to attend:
two brothers with one dog, blessed from above
with dreams conjoined like wings that lift the dove.
Four souls of spirit and vitality
advance with might and shared awareness of
their vision for determined liberty.
A humble vessel pulled by four strong soles,
transporting dreams, fulfilling simple goals.
© Jeanne I. Lakatos
