I suppose learning something new can be a rite of passage (Read Write Poem), but the main inspiration came from this TED Talk by Margaret Wertheim.
Old Dog
Today I learned that frilly things,
coral reefs, sea slugs, lettuce leaves,
display a geometry more complex
than a mere line or a sphere,
and that this knowledge
is better embodied
in crocheted ruffles
than in numbers.
And while you can get a nice ruffle
by crocheting three increasing one
again and again and again…
breaking out of that pattern
will bring an unexpected zing
to the most mundane edge.
NaPoWriMo #21
Tags: NaPoWriMo · Poetry · Read Write Poem8 Comments
nicely done. i love this
All these wonderful ruffles! Aren’t edges amazing things to write about.
I love all the images collected here–from sea slugs to crocheted edges. Nice.
The combination of the frilly and mundane is wonderful. The last line is brilliant. And I love how you build up to it; the rhythm is very smooth.
Nicely!
Very clever how you broke out of the sonnet pattern to write this sonnet! Well done!
Breaking out of that pattern..
Great phrase!
rites of passage in a sandwiched
i adored this.