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| Wind farm along California freeway. |
air cartwheels
stuck in the ground
whirligigs twirl
in desert heat
turn, rotate, spin
repeat,
repeat,
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| Wind farm along California freeway. |
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Love the 'air cartwheels'. These are everywhere, & I hope they are helping our energy problems! My daughter works at our Museum of Contemporary Art, & one artist at the museum a few years ago did a retrospective on the impact of wind farms, photographs, some three dimensional art and sound (repeat, repeat, repeat). It brought much to consider. Thanks Bridget, your poems always make me celebrate the many, many topics to write about.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Linda! I find wind farms fascinating, but I know they have mixed reviews on their effectiveness. =)
DeleteThanks for opening my eyes, in photo and poem, to wind farm dynamics. Your words bring alive what the static photo hides. First PF poem I've said aloud, enjoying the vocal apparatus gymnastics that were involved... whirligigs did me in...God bless you! Thanks again.
ReplyDeleteThanks, CB! What an honor that my poem was heard in your home! =)
DeleteYou really manage to capture a sense of these air gymnasts, Bridget. Nice job!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Michelle! I was a gymnast all through my childhood and into college...I know the dynamics of cartwheels even if my inner ear won't allow me to do them any more. =)
DeleteWhat a cool thing to write about. Love the air cartwheels, and isn't whirligig the best word? :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jama! Yes, whirligig is a great word - I try to work it into my everyday conversations: "That cup of coffee caused quite a whirligig in my belly." OK, maybe not so effectively... =)
DeleteI love this! What a great topic. Air cartwheels is perfect!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Liz! Sometimes driving down the freeway inspiration for a poem hits... which is much better than a car accident. =)
DeleteThis is a fascinating 5 minute watch -- lots of these have gone up in the area around my hometown in eastern Colorado (a place rich in wide open spaces and an abundance of wind). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84BeVq2Jm88
ReplyDeleteWow, cool video Mary Lee! 3 weeks start to finish is amazing! Those crane operators are most impressive... =)
DeleteLove this! We need to celebrate renewable energy bexause it's the way of the future if we want to make a better world. I love 'whirligigs'.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sally! Yes, renewable energy is so important and fun to describe with words like whirligig! =)
DeleteThe phrase "air cartwheels" caught my eye. We have some of these windmills near us, but none as large as the one in your photo.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Laura! The picture is of just one "farm" on one side of the freeway. They go on for miles. =)
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