Stable By Claudia Emerson
A Family Stable in county Kilkenny
Photography : Nigel Borrington
Stable
By Claudia Emerson
One rusty horseshoe hangs on a nail
above the door, still losing its luck,
and a work-collar swings, an empty
old noose. The silence waits, wild to be
broken by hoof beat and heavy
harness slap, will founder but remain;
while, outside, above the stable,
eight, nine, now ten buzzards swing low
in lazy loops, a loose black warp
of patience, bearing the blank sky
like a pall of wind on mourning
wings. But the bones of this place are
long picked clean. Only the hay-rake’s
ribs still rise from the rampant grasses.
Nigel Borrington 
What a great poem to go with your photo (or vice versa?).
December 30, 2013 at 11:51 am
Hello Vicki 🙂 🙂
Thank you !!!!
December 30, 2013 at 8:01 pm
Really enjoyed reading this and looking at the linked picture
December 30, 2013 at 12:02 pm
Hello Diana ….
Thank you and I am very pleased that you enjoyed both 🙂 🙂
December 30, 2013 at 8:03 pm
Beautiful tones in this image, Nigel. 🙂
And a nice verse to go along with it.
December 30, 2013 at 2:38 pm
Hello Sharon 🙂 🙂
Thank you, very happy that you like both the Poem and the image 🙂 🙂
December 30, 2013 at 8:04 pm
Nigel I love the greys in this photo! The poem is perfect together with this photo! 🙂
December 30, 2013 at 5:17 pm
Hello Michelle 🙂 🙂
Thank you , Very pleased that you enjoyed the Poem and the Picture !!!! 🙂
December 30, 2013 at 8:05 pm
Beautiful image Nigel – I love how you’ve treated the colours. Happy new year!!! : )))
December 31, 2013 at 9:20 am
Hello Anne 🙂 🙂 🙂
Thank you and a very Happy New year to you and your Family !!!!
December 31, 2013 at 5:56 pm