towed out (poetic thought by George_B)

towed out (poetic thought by George_B)

with time we leave 
behind memories,

while some evade,

some revisit now and then,
and some we’re towing out,
passing gravely, looking down,
to nothing in particular
sad  burden like towed out sailboats .

Ilia_Efimovich_Repin_(1844-1930)_-_Volga_Boatmen_(1870-1873)

Repin Ilya Efimov
Self Portrait (1887)
Born	5 August 1844  Ciuguev , Ukraine
Died	29 September 1930 (at 86 years) Kuokkala , Finland
Nationality	Russian
Artistic field	Picture
Training	Imperial Academy of Arts
Artistic movement	Realism
Major works	Ivan the Terrible and his son  Zaporozhian Cossacks reply to Sultan Mehmed IV of the Ottoman Empire  on the Volga Edecarii
Influenced by	Rembrandt

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