Ferocious effort
This little fellow comes from a museum in Holland, but I can’t recall which museum or what exhibition he was part of.
I was browsing through some old photos and came across him. I know why I kept his picture. He’s trying so hard and getting so cross in the process – a familiar experience.
The picture reminded me of a poem by Josephine Miles that I stumbled across recently called Effort for Distraction. The full poem is on the Poetry Foundation site, but it’s the first verse is what really suits.
Effort for distraction grew
Ferocious, grew
Ferocious and paced, that was its exercise.
I don’t know what our little creature was working on, but I do hope he was successful.
e a m harris 