Friday, April 1, 2016

Melinda Smith #1 The Artist as April Fool

Inspiration for poem #1 - coloured bunting at National Folk Festival, Canberra, March 2016

#1 The Artist as April Fool

a long climb
to my big top
up a thin rainbow vine

up a strung twist of stocking-ladder
flapped and fraying
to unravelled carnival

© Melinda Smith 2016

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4 comments:

  1. Sarah St Vincent WelchApril 1, 2016 at 10:05 AM

    Am chuffed. Recognised that bunting, Melinda. Or maybe it's the way it pulls against the sky in these parts. Or maybe I am imagining things. Classic Folkey image. A beauty. Poignant poem.

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    1. UnknownApril 1, 2016 at 10:46 AM

      Thanks!!! I love the bunting at the Folkey and it was looking particularly frisky on Easter Sunday afternoon as the wind came up. Glad you liked the poem. Also great to have evidence that another human has read it!

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  2. Myron LysenkoApril 1, 2016 at 9:49 PM

    Hello Melinda. Welcome to the blog. I like your photo and your climbing poem.

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    1. UnknownApril 4, 2016 at 7:09 PM

      Hello Myron ! Sorry I was out of town with dodgy reception. Thank you for your kind welcome. And glad you liked the poem !

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