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Carnival of Thoughts

My muse is like a carnival,
a celebration of kaleidoscope colors,
a dazzling display of light and sound.
Circling slowly until I feel dizzy.
	Will I crumple and fall?

A house of mirrors
with peculiar shapes and sizes
evoking flustered feelings
and contorting my cognitive map.
	Which avenue shall I follow?

A tunnel of love where my mind 
lingers on the ways emotion
plays with my heart, at first
soothing, then exasperating. 
	Liberating or beleaguering?

A house of horrors where
I live out my darkest thoughts
and flex my remarkable resilience
to the beckoning of the dark side.
	Can I be truly free? 
 
The roller coaster is exhilarating
and sets my mind free again
the ups and downs of life and living
and the fear of death
	Is that so wrong?

Titillating tilt-a-whirl,
multitudinous perspectives
twirling one side then another
seeing with curious fly eyes.
	Am I, or my muse, to blame?

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I Am Anaya Date: 1/10/2023 2:40:00 PM "Love", you've painted a self-portrait, you delve and are eclectic, I wish I had your muse. A fave for me. B0l Linder feller!:D Login to Reply Linda Alice Fowler Date: 1/10/2023 5:00:00 PM LOL and many thanks for the interest in my inner self., and for the fav! My muse simply does what it does (as do I). :)

Gershon Wolf Date: 1/9/2023 7:23:00 PM Wow! Your Muse is really something... My muse, on the other hand, is more like a Drill Sergeant. ~ Twenty more push-ups Login to Reply Linda Alice Fowler Date: 1/10/2023 1:45:00 PM Ha. I never know where it leads - dark, funny, silly, philosophical, stupid - and sometimes it just switches directions in the middle! Thanks for coming by and flexing your muscles gw :)

Constance La France Date: 1/6/2023 10:05:00 AM Linda, excellent write, I love your poem, well done! And best of luck in the contest, Constance Login to Reply Linda Alice Fowler Date: 1/7/2023 3:42:00 PM Hello Constance - thank you for enjoying and commenting on this poem, and for the wishes :)

Brian Sambourne Date: 1/6/2023 6:36:00 AM Quite a remarkable extended metaphor - the circus as muse, multi-layered. Very imaginative! Best wishes, Brian Login to Reply Linda Alice Fowler Date: 1/6/2023 7:02:00 AM Thank you Brian. I appreciate your encouraging words! Linda

Victor Buhagiar Date: 1/6/2023 3:00:00 AM Brilliant idea to use a carnival as a footstep to your muse. Login to Reply Linda Alice Fowler Date: 1/6/2023 6:21:00 AM Thank you Victor - it runs its own course. I hope you are doing well. hugs!

Speaks Volumes Date: 1/5/2023 11:31:00 AM Wow Linda,l would give anything to have your muse! So wonderfully descriptive and creative.. You wrote about it beautifully. Login to Reply Linda Alice Fowler Date: 1/5/2023 12:58:00 PM Many thanks my friend Wendy! I appreciate your thoughtful comments. :)

Hat Bueckert Date: 1/5/2023 9:59:00 AM Hi Linda, your title drew me in and the rest did not disappoint, so creative I love the titillating tilt-a-whirl and curious fly eyes, well done and good luck in the contest, i'd bet on a win for this one! Login to Reply Linda Alice Fowler Date: 1/5/2023 10:15:00 AM You are sweet to think so Hat! Many thanks for the stop-by and thoughtful comments. :)

Vickey Rhymer Date: 1/5/2023 7:48:00 AM Its a keeper! Login to Reply Linda Alice Fowler Date: 1/5/2023 9:08:00 AM LOL Many thanks Vickey!