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Little wonder they hold a special place in our hearts.
— the editor
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The Hens
The night was coming very fast;
It reached the gate as I ran past.
The pigeons had gone to the tower of the church
And all the hens were on their perch
Up in the barn, and I thought I heard
A piece of a little purring word.
I stopped inside, waiting and staying,
Trying to hear what the hens were saying.
They were asking something, that was plain,
Asking it over and over again.
One of them moved and turned around,
Her feathers made a ruffled sound,
A ruffled sound, like a bushful of birds,
And she said her little asking words.
She pushed her head close under her wing,
But nothing answered anything.
— Elizabeth Madox Roberts
Artist: Joe Benjamin.
| The above excerpt is of a pen & ink barn drawn by Joe Benjamin, an extremely talented craftsman. More can be read about Joe (here) — the editor | |||
"Every barn I draw, I look at it as to what could have gone on inside. Back in those days, they had barn dances. And I know as a kid, we played hide-and-seek in the haymow.
"They just don't have a need for barns these days; and use metal buildings to store equipment..."
— Joe Benjamin, pen and ink craftsman