Ol' Red was a faithful friend
Enduring bouncing little feet
Drooling dogs chewing bones
Popsicles and sticky treats
Grownups sleepily snoring
Through TV shows oh so boring
Now all Ol' Red hears is a woosh
The cars are passing by..... swoosh
This book the Red Couch marks the culmination
of the four-year adventure of two award winning
photographers who traversed the USA with an eight
foot long red velvet couch and the dream of creating
a portrait of America. The Red Couch is a stunningly
beautiful diary of a dream fulfilled, a portrait of
America in all her diversity and the story of
adventures nonpareil.
Photographers Kevin Clarke and Horst Wackerbarth
Enduring bouncing little feet
Drooling dogs chewing bones
Popsicles and sticky treats
Grownups sleepily snoring
Through TV shows oh so boring
Now all Ol' Red hears is a woosh
The cars are passing by..... swoosh
This book the Red Couch marks the culmination
of the four-year adventure of two award winning
photographers who traversed the USA with an eight
foot long red velvet couch and the dream of creating
a portrait of America. The Red Couch is a stunningly
beautiful diary of a dream fulfilled, a portrait of
America in all her diversity and the story of
adventures nonpareil.
Photographers Kevin Clarke and Horst Wackerbarth
The life of a couch. Excellently done.
ReplyDeleteYou really captured the essence of a beloved piece of furniture and all it sees... (I hate popsicles ... peanut butter is just as bad :)
ReplyDeletered is a cute color,
ReplyDeleteglad to see you take the prompt by focusing on red.
childhood memories are always profound to recall.
Sort of 'Have couch, will travel"... ;0)
ReplyDeleteThere are lots of memories held within our couches. If only they could talk!
ReplyDeleteA very full life, indeed. : )
ReplyDeleteThe book looks interesting. Thanks.
We've had a few of those old red couches in my lifetime ... love the extra info about the book.
ReplyDeleteold sofas are like a comfy pet always willing to cuddle or play.
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Awe....there so much love in sofa world today.....and we all have to let go, sadly!
ReplyDeleteA well served purpose...we could learn a lot from a couch....love this Kathe! :-)
ReplyDeleteNICE!!
ReplyDeleteI've never really thought how many stories our couches might tell if they could talk! Very nice piece. Well done.
ReplyDeleteThere is no denying the usefulness of a sofa in the house. It could have witnessed far more than mentioned. If only it could talk!
ReplyDeleteHank
I love the way your couch tells a lifetime's tale
ReplyDeleteA life well spent . . couched in a few great lines.
ReplyDeleteAt last, the couch has its say.
ReplyDeleteOur best friends are sometimes just under us, unnoticed. Interesting the objects in our lives.
ReplyDeleteLovely couch Magpie.
ReplyDelete"O would some power the giftie gi' us
ReplyDeleteTo see oursel's as couches see us." :-)
so many memories...now relegated to the road side...nice use of sound there at the end...i like..
ReplyDeleteAh, yes...life's changes. Well told...
ReplyDeleteGood Ol' Red. Thank goodness furniture can't talk ; )
ReplyDeleteSad endings, indeed...and I really like the parallel universe of the "Red Couch"...
ReplyDeleteThis was a rollicking fun magpie about that old couch! And you are so great to introduce an appropriate book along with this magpie. :)
ReplyDeletelongest, weirdest word verification I have ever seen: kbensupe
Good old Red - a life well lived!
ReplyDeleteAnna :o]
Excellent poem - makes me a little sad for the old couch.
ReplyDeleteDear Kathe W: Awesome! What a fine concept...and dream fufilled! Excellent! WoW! :)
ReplyDeletewow, 90 years, a long long time
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