An ekphrastic interpretation: Winter Landscape by Caspar David FriedrichHe Survived Crutches akimbo, crucifix, and boy staring at the cross Hint of a Gothic church looming This grave is old the tree has grown up The boy struggled through polio faced off death Survived. Changed, he contemplates the alternative
Very nice poem. Very nice painting. Very nice crutches.
The painting really drew my attention!
I walked on crutches until I was seven.
Wow. My son was never able to use crutches because his left arm doesn't work well enough.
This pairing, picture and poem, is haunting and uplifting.
Thank you, Stephen. After raising my own physically-disabled son, I really related to this painting.