Gemma's ~~~ "Greyscale Territory" ~~~~~~~ Poetic Songlines: A River of Stones #7 ~ Ferris Wheel

Friday, January 7, 2011

A River of Stones #7 ~ Ferris Wheel

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Carnival ferris wheel at Rosebud, Mornington Peninsula
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A River of Stones #7
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A routine of highs and lows
Caged circle of freedom
Daily drudge
Becomes
A thrill on
The ferris wheel
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2 comments:

Anonymous said...: Hi, thanks for visiting my hulltransforms blog and today's small stone. Ferris wheels scare and entice me. lovely picture like the use of word routine in stone

julie; January 7, 2011 at 9:58 PM
EG CameraGirl said...: I enjoyed your take on the Ferris wheel. For me they are pure terror (I'm afraid of heights) but I can appreciate your words just the same. :); January 8, 2011 at 8:05 AM

Archive of Blog Quotes

A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken. ~James Dent
Autumn is an introspective season when stray thoughts of the mind dive into the mystique of the soul - Gemma Wiseman
Autumn is the bridesmaid of Summer and the flowergirl of Winter ~ Gemma Wiseman
Autumn whispers the tones of yesterday in a minor key ~ Gemma Wiseman
Love is born / With a dark and troubled face, / When hope is dead / And in the most unlikely place; / Love is born, / Love is always born. - Michael Leunig's Christmas Song Cycle "Southern Star"
Spring paints the stars of heaven in Earth colours ~ Gemma Wiseman
Summer sizzles with a sibilant hush / Broken by dreams of / Clinking ice ~ Gemma Wiseman
The object of a new year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul. - G.K. Chesterton
Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all. - Stanley Horowitz
Winter is the fire, simmering lonely in the soul ~ Gemma Wiseman
Winter is the shadow, the etching of the seasons in the mist ~ Gemma Wiseman