John Margolies - Humpty Dumpty - Storybook Land Park, Aberdeen, Dakota du Sud - 1987

• Contributeur: Doctor Snuggle Juggles / Alamy Banque D'Images
• ID de l’image: 2JJKF1X
• Taille du fichier: 45 MB (1,8 MB Téléchargement compressé)
• Autorisations: Modèle - non | Propriété - non
• Dimensions: 3251 x 4839 px | 27,5 x 41 cm | 10,8 x 16,1 inches | 300dpi
• Date de la prise de vue: 1987

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Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king’s horses and all the king’s men Couldn’t put Humpty together again. “Humpty Dumpty” remains one of the most famous nursery rhymes ever. Because it’s short, it’s fun and it’s concise, largely. But also because it’s mysterious. Reciting the rhyme, one can’t help but wonder: what does this mean? Perhaps it’s a metaphor for things breaking. Once an egg is shattered this is no putting it back together, not for you, not for the king’s men. Or, maybe, more than a metaphor for a shattered vase, it’s a reference to a fallen king or monarch. Once a leader falls, there is no going back. Another theory is that a “Humpty Dumpty” was a slang term for a cannon that was managed to get atop a tower wall and fire down below. Really, though, it could mean anything. A cannon, a king, an egg, a vase, a short person, a drink, an idea. In the end, that’s the point. Humpty Dumpty can be anything. Even us. Jacob Uitti - American Songwriter Storybook Land Park, Aberdeen, South Dakota (1987) photography in high resolution by John Margolies. Original from the Library of Congress. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

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