Cube Farms by beachzz
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Description
A friend of mine sometimes calls me on his way to work. One morning I asked him about his actual work space and if he had an office. He said no, that he had part of a countertop. Then he went on to describe the whole place as a "Cube Farm". I immediately had this vision of just that, this field of desks all planted firmly in the ground. These words came to me; this thought of all these people in their cubes. I also have a pretty crazy drawing I've been working on; that's coming soon.
Cube Farms
Little tiny cubes
All in a row
One after another
Watch them grow
Tend to them carefully
Give them water and light
Weed them and feed them
And treat them right
Give them some time
Don't be in a rush
Give them some space
So they're not in a crush
Then one day with much delight
With that little bit of care
You'll notice they have changed
Into one big square
3/6/09
Comments (11)
very nice...
lovely and well written x
Hilarious! I laughed out loud at the end! Even in some schools here the staff have no fixed 'abode', and have to cart everything around. (Not quite the same I know, but just as inhuman.)
Reflecting what has to be an active and fun loving imagination. Great illustration of what has been in your mind's eye. A+, your fourth period English/art appreciator:)
Nice!
Great coupling of poetry and photography!
Love what you did here with the Cube Farm Marilyn and can't wait to see that drawing
You certainly have a way with words, Marilyn! I can just see Little Miss Muffett, water spout in hand, sprinkling away. Incidentally, I have a cube farm in my freezer. It's called an ice cube tray.
cool
I just love this! It's been fun to watch your imagination run wild with this idea. Can't wait to see the drawing!!
I can't wait to see the drawing either...a wonderful little poem, and you used rhyme too. That's not easy: Until one has done it, they don't know. (Every so often, I'll do rhyme for someone, and it's always a blast even though it's hard. Do you have a rhyming dictionary, or do you go au naturel? I depend on rhyming dictionaries, or else I spend 8 hours on one line. It's an art, that's for sure...) Well cubicles have now been given a humorous treatment. And I love the sketch, even though it's not the finished drawing yet. Your piece inspires thoughts of a piece in me...gimme some time, maybe I'll do it & post it. Kind of an over-space collaboration, like the "linked poems" of the Japanese: One poet wrote a couplet, another added, and on and on, until you had this huge linked poem...Nice work Marilyn, funny, concise and I love the last line.