Emerge Vault

Emerge vault
From out the Great Northwest Woods
Catapult my spirit
Through the portals and space
Leap like frogs and kangaroos
Rocket like a complex gadget
Based on the sciences of rubber bands and springs
Launch like one of those
Antique tops of the 19th Century
Surprisingly ingenious for its day
Spring like a gymnast, an acrobat
Using a trampoline to defy gravity
Playfully reaching for the ceiling
Like a pantomime being an eagle
Ballet stepper going up for the dunk
Hearing Jimi Hendrix as anthem
Excuse me while I kiss the sky
The glee more important
Than the aerodynamics of vectors and kinesology

Oh put my soul
On display for all the world to see
The dramatic act of escaping the earth's cling
Certainly much more important
Than the final scores of the judges
Even if it is a perfect 10 at the Olympics
Oh much more
Soar

Emerge vault
From out the Great Northwest Woods
Catapault my spirit
Through the portals of time and space


For Sketches
Denis J. Kelly
February 29, 2012