Unexpected Synergy Poem by Margaret Alice Second

Not what I aimed at originally, yet unexpected
synergy in the total effect is exciting, starting
with blue stripes and white dots in the corner,
next yellow flowers, then a green paper plate
pasted on the cupboard, blue paper cups with
silver ornaments on my computer console

Next a yellow paper plate; diagonally opposite
pink stripes on white paper pasted on the cup-
board to frame purple wings and flowers in the
same shade, Chopin's Nocturnes & Mantovani
playing the Skaters Waltz for company, on to
Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake; turning around

My work station is a mess of hats and plastic
bags acquired while buying trinkets, a new
notebook - too pure to defile with writing; the
excitement of a new book only treasured by
keeping it pristine - looking down in delight
at my feet in blue lace Snow Queen socks

Taking down pink striped paper to cover pris-
tine book, replacing it with blue & blue dots
enjoying the ambiance created by my pastel
palace in blue, green and yellow; balance is
maintained by my delicate sheer fabric rose
and writing paper in pink - tomorrow I shall

Put away the rusks, hot chocolate, stones, books
and papers strewn everywhere - today enjoyment
of freedom to make my own mess weighs heavier
than almost forgotten dreams of professionalism -
replaced by the bubbling excitement of white dots
on blue, an influx of more life in light green

Off-set by spheres of pure golden light…

[8 January 2015]