On the lab desk,
beside a balance beam
and metallic cubes,
glassware in formulated lines
that nudge photocopied skills
for tomorrow’s performance
rainbows gleam
from within the largest beaker,
chromatic visions swirl in flight
within it’s embrace,
folded remembrances
of students as the years pass,
placed within the glass
among their peers
origami cranes
with outstretched wings of hope,
creased with intensity of youth
as each pleated line
embraces their sheen of color
until gently blossoms their creation
into a bird of beauty
gently lowering their fantasy
into the crystalline cosmos,
they fly among the stars
in search of knowledge,
a reminder of school days
and laughter in the classroom,
that soar forever on her desk
Author notes
15. origami
It sits on my school desk, and every year they put new cranes inside of it. It reminds me of each one who passes through my class, and it is my most treasured possession at school.
graphic: http://www.sxc.hu/pic/m/f/fu/fuzzy1/162070_paper_crane.jpg
A contest entry
- -Bohemian Rhapsody- by sailor ptolema.
1100 points, ended October 9, 2008, 26 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
Comments
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i love the idea of origami cranes holding the dreams of the youth.. This had such a pleasant feel to it.
thanks for entering.
pt
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wow, that is such a cool tradition to have started /
cranes "creased with the intensity of youth"!
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excellent!
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