The Wheel Poem by Theodora (Theo) Onken
The Wheel
It was a convenient circle of friends
.....A medium circle of friends - tried and true
A celebration of like minds, if you will
An ever turning wheel of achievements - old and new;
With no beginning and no end
.....Revolution's happening - twentyfour - seven
..........Sunrise to sunset
Reaching each new goal - their heaven;
From the first breath of Spring
.....To the icy of Winter's last snow
From the shimmering of Summer's shoulder's
To the Autumn and it's oft' amber glow;
It was the perfect circle of friend's
.....An ever turning - forever kind of wheel
Of morning, afternoon and evening cog's
And everything in their 'life's news reel';
It was a marriage of vows taken in secrecy
.....By the light of the full moon and stars
Promise's made and kept never to break
A wheel of non suffering tyrant's with no battle scars;
By, Theodora Onken
September 4,2016
The wheel of fortune, the wheel of Life Always turning, always alive...... Excellent poem, Enjoyed!
Sandra, Thank you so much for reading my words. Am delighted that you enjoyed it; It is based on a true story- -Circa - Seattle, Washington - approximately 1974-1978; A true story about a crime ring who actually messaged one another through the use of the main newspaper there- The Seattle Times. They were quite clever for a while - until others started reading the Personals. Their messages were archived for many years following 78.
A marriage of vows! ! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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Theo, I confess. At first I thought of you, and Sandra, and Pamela, and Marianne and Tom, in our wheel of PH friends and how we encourage each other, celebrate each other's poetic achievements, and love the world of literature together. But then a word crept in here and there, an unsettling word or phrase that at first seemed to fit with a circle of friends and then... not. such as a convenient circle- -[convenient a word with both pleasing and unpleasing connotations]- - -A medium circle- - -[medium- - as in average, perhaps not as accomplished as they think or as in fortunetellers, seance masters, witches]- - A celebration of like minds- - [like minds is good or is it, do we rather need different minds to spur our growth? ]- - -, Revolution's happening- - [revolving is natural, but revolution can be overturning]- - -morning, afternoon and evening cog's- - [cogs is a problematic word, brilliant people are not usually cogs in a machine]- - - a marriage of vows taken in secrecy- - [secrets can be sinister, stealthy, , up to trickery]- - -A wheel of non suffering tyrant's with no battle scars- - [oh, the gloves are off, this group of people do not suffer themselves and have no battle scars but being tyrants they make others suffer]. Look what you have done to me, Theo, I am all a dither, wondering if my poetic friend has led me one way only to throw in a surprising turn or am I seeing things because of my personal mind set.... but I think I should not take this poem at face value- -Theo may very well be teasing us with so subtle cryptic clues. Take pity on me, friend, and tell me true, what is this clever poem all about? ? ? A mysterious 10 for you! ! !
Susan, thank you so much! Didn't mean to confuse you...was sure that you would figure it out as you are so good dissecting my poetry; You would make a wonderful P.I. or even someone who might work for the F.B. I. or C.I.A. Thank you so much for your keen interest in my work and the words of praise! They do mean a lot to me. Certainly do not mean to be remiss - but i have been under the weather for a while now and do not get on here as much as i used to-when my health was better. Need to be more responsive to you and all the other fellow poets here - who have taken the time to really read my words. You are a gem, Susan. Always look forward to reading your words...Ever so grateful for the 10.
I am so sick and tired of PH interrupting posting a reply to demand again my user name and password and by the time they return me to PH they have lost my post and I have to waste more time trying to repeat what I took great pains in saying already. So- - - I am glad I responded correctly to the clues and realized that this was not about a group of friends doing good stuff. This poem was clever, I enjoyed reading it with a more intelligent eye instead of my dopey half asleep eyes. The more I read it the more I absolutely enjoy its subtlety. Well-written. Very well-written.
Susan, it's about a ring of greed filled individuals-some intelligent-some not so. Individuals - some sadistic-some apathetic to victims feelings. Common goal-other peoples inheritances; Extremely good at at harassment. The Seattle Police called it - a ring or cabal. There is so much to this but i am leaving it at this because my heart, my mind and my soul - will not let me go further on this wide open page They had two familiar logo's...All Is One and All is Well.