A CAROUSEL STATE OF MIND

Photo by S. Auberle

A CAROUSEL STATE OF MIND

in response to the painting "Winter Carousel"

by Robert William Addison

In the deep of winter it may come to you,

as though sent by wizards who know

the human heart can grow cold,

in need of small magicks…

say on a February day, perhaps,

when the season begins to hurt,

out of the blue you will catch a melody,

hear the prancing of riderless horses

and the bitter wind will soften,

frosty edges of your heart begin to melt.

Suddenly it is summer, and you are ready

to begin the whirling dance once more…