Magpie Tales 117: Arrangements

"The Meal", 1891 Paul Gauguin 

Shared by Tess Kincaid 

renderings 

there must be 

emotional significance

in how we place pillows 

                   on a sofa,

or exhibit art 

                   on walls, 

angle our favorite chair,

or position food in bowls 

                   on a table. 

an emotive response 

to arrangement tugs our sleeve

like a child asking the 

same question repeatedly...

we cannot tear ourselves

away from these 

                   solitaire efforts 

of enlightenment,

inward renderings of self, 

and quests for 

                   significance. 

Poem © 2012 R. Burnett Baker