Prenez Garde De L'homme(Translation) . Poem by Michael Walker
Prenez Garde De L'homme(Translation) .
Prenez garde de l'homme qui essaye de vous ajuster
De son idee d'un chapeau
Dictant le couleur et la forme.
Il vous touche la tete et la mesure
Il dit 'Certainement pas le noir'.
Il se voit lui-meme au grand chapeau noir.
De sorte que vous soyez un membre de l'acte
Il fait pour vous votre chapeau colore et noir.
Prenez garde! Il vous ajuste pour plus que cela.
-' Beware the man' Sam Hunt b.1946.'Knucklebones. Poems 1962-2012', p.18.
fitting you for more than that'.
I find that this type of selling was more common in the 1970s and '80s than it is now. In bigger shops you are free to look around, and try something on if you want to. You don't have to see a salesperson first. Nor would they persuade you to get something different.
Nevertheless, 'Beware the man' makes a statement about buying and selling and it is humorous too. It is a poem I could memorize and recite.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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3/12/2026 6:10:16 AM # 1.0.0
Dictating the color and the form the idea is thought provoking. Taking care of a man who tries to adjust is nice. This poem is definitely very interestingly penned and posted....10
Yes, I think it is witty and also has a serious underlying message. Beware of salesmen. I got caught by a few long ago. One area you still get high pressure selling is on secondhand car yards. You imply that a salesman should not tell the customer the colour and shape to buy and you are right.