The helical trio is silent now
in its cage of rusty wire.
An erect pillar, joined somehow
with flexible tether, separates
business end from cruciform base.
The tether, attached to the wall,
stirs movement inside the cage,
clicks and cranks into useful life,
dishevels the ambient space -
blessed relief.
At We Write Poems the latest prompt is about observing and considering probably common things that you might see any day. As you go about your day, select some moment, some place where you are – then as Joseph Harker suggests – pick the first object that you see and write about it in a completely unexpected way. That’s it, no more, no less. I spotted this object because it is usually out of sight in the pile of junk in the loft,rarely needed in this benighted climate.
cool poem, Viv!
I wore a lightweight woollen jumper today. Ridiculous!
And I wore a shetland cardigan over Tshirt and vest!
I’m digging “dishevels the ambient space” especially, and the snippets of rhyme that bubble up through this. Nicely done!
I prefer my rhyming to be in snippets of consonance and assonance, but it is harder to do than simple hard rhyme.
Good one Viv…thanks for sharing your words again
A lesson in how to make something mundane appear to be beautiful – wonderful words Viv – ‘helical trio’ especially
What a clever way to write about the fan, Viv. Your description is wonderful and mysterious.
Because of the almost constant heat, I have had the ceiling fan running for weeks now. One small air conditioner just isn’t enough. My electric bill is frightening, but I’m keeping a cool head about the whole thing, lol. Love the word play in this Viv,
Elizabeth
http://soulsmusic.wordpress.com/2012/07/31/dust/
I love the onomatopoeia in this one, Viv. Sorry about the encumbrance… wishing you some sort of relief come the next wave of heat. Very nice use of the prompt! Amy
http://sharplittlepencil.com/2012/07/31/canvas-wwp-abc-poets-united/
Silent reprievefrom a long hot day . Makes me appreciate its ability in the hot land of Arizona.
‘helical’ – that’s a new word for me.
Love ‘clicks and cranks’
A pity, but the need for it has gone walkabout again, and I keep tripping over that darned fan. It will have to return to its lofty lair.