April 7th - WILD CARD

Orange Joker - WILD CARD

WILD CARD #1 - Throwback: Any unused topic from last year

Which will be: Riding a Ferris Wheel
4 - Ruba'i

Cables and Girders

High above the carnie's stands

We sit together holding hands

Take in Brooklyn's lofty views

Think vaguely of our altered plans

And how we rarely get to choose

Who it is we mutually use

As we ascend around once more

Greeted by the ocean's hues

And bathers lying on it's shore

Which, truthfully, are all ignored

I swiftly kiss you on the lips

We slow to stop as girders roar

You kiss me back, a tongue is slipped

Both passionate and grabbing hips

The axle spins, the cables bend

The wheel revolves, our basket dips

And swings as we start to descend

We bring our fondling to an end

Retreat to edges of the seat

Concerned our capsule will upend

Staring at eachother's feet

We camouflage our shared conceit

And wait for one of us to speak

Preoccupied with common heat

Our opened door breaks the mystique

Getting out, my knees are weak

I stretch my toes in Coney sands

We once again are holding hands

"After this let's see the freaks."

Another poem coming here tomorrow...
In the meantime, check out April 7th's poem from last year (also a WILD CARD, coincidentally).