snowglobe - original poem

 

snowglobe

when trauma hits

like heavy snowfall

the snow globe

gets shaken up a bit

unclear of up from down

the glue really does its job

keeping the plastic in one place

but everything is different

the thick plastic flakes

engineered by some other person

put in their daily hours at a factory

let the plastic clumps settle

the synthetic polymerized bloats

for they carry the thoughts

still unsettled

not glued to the frame

the shavings left over

from some other process

let the process die

to make room for another

let the plastic gumdrops

settle back onto the floor

and place the globe in a spot

that will be stationary for long

only shaken by children

at Christmas time

or when guests are over

and curious

but then it will be discernable

which way is up

which way is down

which plastic has glue

which is manmade

and not of you

that you just have to let settle

because dust always falls

circles ways rotate and tilt

and the suns rays of wisdom

will always come back

after their vacation is over

let the snowglobe sit

as stationary as possible

for as long as you are comfortable

you're in charge of who shakes it

LINK:  https://allpoetry.com/poem/16505416-snowglobe-by-Colvet