Roller-skates upon the Hard Surface
Revealed our exotic powers to the evening, and each other.
Revelling in the strength of our legs, our hearts
We reeled in swiftness, balance and panache
Releasing noisy joy into the quiet stars.
We thought that in their dark way
The tall trees in the wind laughed with us
Enjoying our enjoyment of the strange exciting life
Arranged for us – a group of young and dangerous boys
Stretching breath beyond all nature and the concrete.
Here in this magic did we hone ourselves,
The secretive soft-orange glow
From the high floodlights
Defined the boundary of our show, a dark green net
That held our weight when we pressed against it,
Curling fingers through the spaces, round its plastic wire
To stare beyond, where waited all the shadows
And working wonders of an ongoing, independent world.
In such distance rising, cooling tower-clouds
Suggested we'd find richer, fresher kinds of fun
Outside the school restrictions that we knew
Were focusing all our beings and our minds
In preparation for the unknown times to come.
It was a place of simple skating and a start to the adventure;
But the shared exhilaration of our lives
That joined us there together – as joy does –
Remains deep down - and if I write and can remember –
Resonates here - in this - forever...
1980s
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Gathered on This Beach: Poems & Perspectives for a Converging World
Poesíaa student's writings, inspired by nature and science, and accumulated throughout the early days of the Internet, these writings explore expectations for the expressive 'convergence' to come. (revised edition 2014, with some alterations) ALT. BLURB: ...
