playground
turquoise blue sky
and bubble gum spheres of patchwork color
are what she saw from the floor
of the merry-go-round,
spinning
it was dangerous, of course
but she liked nothing better
than to lie on her back
in the center of the posts --
hanging on tightly, eyes wide open,
and letting her mind go
while they pushed the creaking metal
round, round, round
Copyright © 2012 Nan P.
[Process Notes: I have always been drawn to mandalas... and have posted some of my favorite mandala images on this blog from time to time. Today - for the heck of it - I decided to Google "mandala poetry," and found that there is such a thing. It is a form that has been used, especially with children, to write poems from a visual, circular image. You can draw a mandala with layers of images and patterns and look for the "story" those images create. The poem can be written in whatever form desired.
Instead of drawing my own mandala, I decided to Google image search mandalas and choose one to stare at, and then write a poem. I think I just created a new prompt! It may not be original, but it is new to me. This is the poem I wrote after staring at this mandala.]
Image found here.
5 comments:
I'm not familiar with mandalas but they seem to be good for a meditation aid.
I can see where the mandala led you to this poem of riding a merry-go-round... Love the "turquoise blue sky
and bubble gum spheres of patchwork color"
love the imagery of her, lying there,
eye open...
vivid imaginations.
Brought back memories, Nan. I would play on the local merry-go-round until my tummy could no longer contain its contents. Then I'd do it some more!
You hopped aboard google and found a prompt worth pursuing. I love the image too!
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