In any Wonderland, imagination can,
and should, as if in an enchanted wood,
unlock the doors to a magic place
where all newcomers may enter the race
on equal terms. They'll walk, fly, swim, or crawl,
and whether large and bold, or meek and small,
participants of every kind will join in,
with feather, fur, shell or tender skin
rubbing shoulders, as they tumble ever on
in a frenzied, helter-skelter marathon.
Thanks to BKM at Monday's Child for supplying this prompt.
Brillant Jinksy, love the magic and rhyme and the format of this lovely piece...wow, this prompt is really bringing our the best...I love it-your words make me want to jump right in the picture and fly off with them into the helter-slekter marathon....thank you so much..bkm
ReplyDeleteothwerworldly jinksy!!! a world i love. steven
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Some magic that you have woven with your words..
ReplyDeleteHere's mine:
http://oliviasmindlymatters.wordpress.com/2010/06/27/fire-inside-the-snow/
All the Best
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Enchanting words for an enchanted wood!
ReplyDeleteExcellent flow Jinksy--which I really notice when reading at an hour I am struggling to stay awake.
ReplyDeleteThat is a wonderful writing.
ReplyDeleteLoved it! Mystical and magical.
ReplyDeleteJust wonderful :o)
ReplyDeleteYour poem reminds me a little of how I interpret heaven to be.
ReplyDeleteCJ xx
I feel as though I'm treading on holy ground.
ReplyDeleteYour words have all the more power for their simplicity, Jinksy. Love it!
ReplyDeleteWow, that's just excellent! I see images of C.S. Lewis' Narnia as I read this.
ReplyDeleteYou have me tumbling there right along with them. The last three lines are extraordinary:
ReplyDeletewith feather, fur, shell or tender skin
rubbing shoulders, as they tumble ever on
in a frenzied, helter-skelter marathon.
Wonderful!
Wonderland sounds rather competitive ;-)
ReplyDeletefrenzied, helter-skelter marathons are beyond me, I'm afraid, so count me out.
ReplyDeleteI'd be happy to watch the creatures you describe though, from a safe distance; getting drawn in vicariously would be very pleasant.
This fits in well with my post today about the gnomes, Jinksy.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds a mystical place! Love it.
ReplyDeleteMaggie X
Nuts in May
Great fun reading this writing.
ReplyDeleteAny place where anyone can enter on equal terms is indeed a wonderland. I liked the marathon.
ReplyDeleteHey, I love this ideal of equality!
ReplyDeletea dream comes true in your poem!
ReplyDeletelovely done!