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I Would Like to Be a Dot in a Painting by Miro
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I would like to be a dot in a painting by Miro.
Barely distinguishable from other dots,
it's true, but quite uniquely placed.
And from my dark centre
I'd survey the beauty of the linescape
and wonder -- would it be worthwhile
to roll myself towards the lemon stripe,
Centrally poised, and push my curves
against its edge, to give myself
a little attention?
But it's fine where I am.
I'll never make out what's going on
around me, and that's the joy of it.
The fact that I'm not a perfect circle
makes me more interesting in this world.
People will stare forever --
Even the most unemotional get excited.
So here I am, on the edge of animation,
a dream, a dance,a fantastic construction,
A child's adventure.
And nothing in this tawny sky
can get too close, or move too far away.
Moniza Alvi
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Friday, January 03, 2003 |
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Read poems about / on: dance, child, beauty, dream, joy, people, dark, sky, world, children
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Comments about this poem (I Would Like to Be a Dot in a Painting by Miro
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Arkay Dass (8/24/2007 4:38:00 AM)
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simply enjoyed
reading it,
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Nasra Al Adawi (1/4/2007 4:07:00 AM)
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Loved the words and was inspired by it to write my own poem
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Malcolm Hamilton (11/19/2004 6:25:00 AM)
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I find this peom encapsulates a lot of how I feel about life and combines it with a a reference to a painter whose pictures I admire.
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