In the midst of hardship slides
- 1. IN THE MIDST OF HARDSHIP
- 2. SYNOPSIS (ACCORDING TO STANZA) STANZA 1 They returned home at dawn and headed for the stove. Their clothes were soaking wet and tattered. Their bodies were covered with scratches and wounds. Yet, they did not display any signs of being worried.
- 3. SYNOPSIS IN THIS POEM, THE POET TELLS OF THE SITUATION OF A FARMER AND HIS FAMILY. THEY COME BACK AT DAWN AFTER BEING OUT IN THE FLOODWATER FOR A DAY AND NIGHT. THEY ARE LOOKING FOR THEIR ALBINO BUFFALO. THEY COME BACK WET AND HURT BUT THEY DO NOT SHOW ANY DESPAIR. THEY HAVE BEEN BORN INTO A LIFE OF HARDSHIP AND HAVE NEVER COMPLAINED. NOW, THEY ARE IN THE KITCHEN AND THEY JOKE AND TALK WHILE PREPARING TO RELAX WITH A SMOKE.
- 4. STANZA 2 They were out in the flood the whole day and night. They were surrounded by dead animals and parts of trees that had been destroyed by the flood. They searched desperately for their son’s albino buffalo but were unable to find it.
- 5. STANZA 3 They were born into poverty and difficulty, but they do not complain about their suffer. Instead, they sit in the kitchen, cracking jokes while smoking cigarettes.