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Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Life is a Wheel… for Sir John and Dame Cleo

 (With thanks and love to Sir John Dankworth)


Every day
my mind reels, my head spins with notions and emotions.

Every night 
the world spins, while storytellers spin their truths.

Every year 
around the sun we spin, trying to keep our balance.

Spinning mobiles 
over babies’ beds, 
Spinning tires 
under children’s bikes,
Spinning axles 
under bus and car,
Spinning wheels under seniors’ chairs;
Spinning hands 
on clock face dials
Turn, turn, turn… Our lives all spin.


Ronda R. Scott-Marak
©13 May 2015


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