The Red Wheel Barrow

This is the type of poem that I personally prefer. It is short, simple, and easy to memorize but it makes you think.
However, I think the main theme of this poem is ‘how ironic life is’.
Here is the poem.

so much depends

upon

a red wheel

barrow

glazed with rain

water

beside the white

chickens.

I think first stanza is talking about how mankind or people depend upon other things in order to have life. In order to live today’s life, mankind depend upon so much things such as electricity, technology, media, and each other. All of us depend upon something.
However, I think second stanza is talking about how one must go through one’s own life despite of depending upon something else. Red wheel barrow symbolizes one’s life. One must carry on his or hers life themselves. One must depend upon others because red wheel barrow doesn’t go by it selves. But, no matter how many people pushing and pulling the red wheel barrow, the red wheel barrow must take all the stuffs in it and with it.
Third stanza saying glazed with rain water symbolizes the irony of the circle of life. When it rains, usually it brings feeling like gloomy, dark, cold, and feeling that unfortunate events are approaching. However, this third stanza saying that ‘glazed’ with rain water is complete irony because when people think about glazing, it is shiny, bright, and happy. So, I think this stanza is saying that because of gloomy events or after dark and cold times, shiny and happy time will come, and this event will go on and on.
Forth stanza is talking about how life is really doesn’t matter to other things. I think this stanza is saying that no matter what happened, happens, and will happen, white chickens will stay white. Well, after I heard that writer was a doctor and wrote this poem when he was watching her young patient (going to die) playing, this line is saying that even if some major events (even death) occurs, nothing will be changed and we all just have to carry on with that.
Well, those thoughts are just my personal thoughts and I might not be right at all. However, it is a great poem.