the Magyoral Pastoral p.II: in the Fields
30 March, 2010
A pair of photographs from ‘Images of Hungary’:
A Pensive Fellow with a Marvelous Moustache and an Impressive Scythe. Does he use the Horn (figured from a Bull’s own horn, of course) to find his friends in high grass? To signal the end of a shift? Musical accompaniment?
The soft focus makes for quite the Romantic image. Does it not inspire you to write a condescending Poem about the idyllic peasant life? Doesn’t it make you feel nostalgic for the simple, innocent days of yore?
For a humorous take on this idealized image of peasant life, go yonder: Peasant Romance
(Recall Dude Watching With the Brontës by the same artist)
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The horn is the holder of the sharpener stone – a Hungarian
Thank you, knowledgable Anonymous! Do you know the tool’s name?