Picture Credit: Regine Ramseier
I plant a thousand
dandelions on ceiling
In the corner
scribble my initials with heart
Peel off the white
walls & splash with school of fish
The sun leaves
its footprints on top shelves
My tongue jams
to music of jazz & reggae
Today, the room has
large windows & no door lock
I put it
atop my head, balancing
like a book or a boat
docking in the islands of white sand
I unfold & re-
fold the four walls in my mind-
It's clay on my hands
It's steady rock under my feet
my own whimsy
fickle fantasy frivolous room-
Posted for D'verse Poets Pub - Room with or without the view ~ Hosted by Mary ~
Love the surreal quality of your room, Grace. Some days one does need to indulge one's own whimsy. A thousand dandelions on the ceiling -- this made me smile. Wouldn't that be a sight to wake up to? This poem was a fun read.
ReplyDeleteA room all your own, great when you can set the tone
ReplyDeleteLove this, especially:
ReplyDelete"The sun leaves
its footprints on top shelves"
And your reference to the same Psalm I shared. :) Love that.
I unfold & re-
ReplyDeletefold the four walls in my mind-
It's clay on my hands
It's steady rock under my feet
my own whimsy
fickle fantasy frivolous room-
Nice imagery. I found myself imagining an origami room, molding it, until it spirals enveloping me as in a snow globe.
I LOVE this room the best of all, especially the dandelions on the ceiling. I sense memories of your childhood room lurking in this poem as well, the white sands......the steady rock under your feet. Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI too was reminded of an origami. Your poem has that kind of quality.
ReplyDeleteNot sure why but this made me think of my daughter's room when she still lived here. She imprinted it with her own, unique style.
ReplyDeleteoh what fun! dandelions on the ceiling -the sun left footprints - so many great images
ReplyDeletePRETTY
ReplyDeleteFantastic! The teseract (sp?) held captive to your own perception. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteA dream room!!
ReplyDeleteawwww...a showstopper room indeed..such a delight to read!
ReplyDeleteA room designed by imagination .. perfect :-)
ReplyDeleteThis is absolutely magical :D :D
ReplyDeleteThere is a magic in a room like this... there is a sense of inhabiting an aquarium in the best of ways (and yes there is origami too)
ReplyDelete"Fickle fancy frivolous room"....folding and unfolding the wall.....ah that we could just rearrange our lives as often as we wanted to as simply as moving a couch from one wall to the next or painting daisies on the ceiling! :) Love this one!
ReplyDeleteI adore those first two couplets. And the whole premise of this poem. I agree; sometimes we have to invent our own imaginary room, or we're not going to have any space anywhere!
ReplyDeleteWhimsy is exactly the word that came to mind as I read this poem. This would be, for me, a happy place to go to whenever I wanted!
ReplyDeleteThis is so much fun! Really enjoyed reading it.
ReplyDeleteI've been enchanted with your first lines: 'I plant a thousand
ReplyDeletedandelions on ceiling' ~ magical...
What a wonderful way to express the way a room can be such an imaginary world and so liberating. Lovely poem.
ReplyDeleteThe rooms we create in our minds can be whatever we imagine. I love where your mind took us...very cool!
ReplyDeleteI love your whimsical room. We all should have one. :-)
ReplyDelete~Imelda
loved the picture and the opening lines so much...beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThat's one interesting room. :)
ReplyDeleteNice!
Surreal...and entirely wonderful. The sort of room one might find in a Dr. Seuss book :-)
ReplyDeleteOh, lovely! The best kind of room to have.
ReplyDeleteGrace you can climb on in and do some design in my rooms--plenty of empty space to work with and i really don't like open concept.
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of dandelions on the ceiling, and "The sun leaves
ReplyDeleteits footprints on top shelves." Whimsical!
My favorite was the last line. Just loved it. Thank you for sharing. Have a beautiful week.
ReplyDeleteEven a room with very little in it can become a canvas for thoughts. Hope you are well.
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