Life on the Farm mural speaks in 20 scenes

      Life on the Farm mural speaks in 20 scenes 

Dr Abe V Rotor

Living with Nature - School on Blog 

Life on the Farm, mural by AVR circa 1995

                                            

- The fields turning gold in the sun at harvest time;
- the wind carrying colorful kites, big and small;
- the stream hissing on its path, murmuring on the rocks;
- the clouds carving faces and creatures to children's delight; 

- birds in the trees chirping at sunrise and at sundown; 

- the carabao being led from the pasture to its shed;

- haystacks growing at harvest like giant mushrooms;
- duhat time and the trees bearing children in their branches; 

- trees whispering in the breeze and cools its shade;
- old trees regarded sacred, home of the unseen spirits;

- mushrooms growing on punso guarded by dwendes;  
- a full moon and one swears he saw a kapre up in a tree; 

 
- frogs croaking for rain; soon the ponds and rivers are full;   
- the waterhole shrinking, and its fish being caught for viand;  
- herons flying and alighting among the carabao herd; 
- the kingfisher singing in sonorous and unwelcome tune;

- rain coming in downpour, the wind blowing hard;

- sun setting peacefully on treetops, on silver-lined clouds;

- twilight  - the sun below the horizon - heralding end of day;  
- the family gathered for the Angelus and at supper time. ~ 

ASSIGNMENT: Add to the list other scenes based on your own experiences. Compose a simple melody from selected lines into a song, or composition for the piano, guitar, violin, flute, or a combination of these and other instruments. Expound into essay selected scenes, and interpret it in painting, as well. Share your works in your school and community.

 

* Lesson on former Paaralang Bayan sa Himpapawid with Ms Melly C Tenorio, 738 DZRB AM Band, 8 to 9 evening class, Monday to Friday; current lesson on TATAKalikasan Ateneo de Manila University, 879 FM Radyo Katipunan, Thursday 11 to 12 noon