Loops

My youngest sister Mary Ann and her son Noah on the 'Big Dipper' at the Boardwalk.

Santa Cruz, California.

Loops

2/28/12

Playground swing sets

are great

fun,

controlling height, duration,

using personal

effort,

getting higher quicker

with another

helping

pushing from behind,

but sometimes

unevenly

where trajectory wobbles,

twists erratically

about,

creating urgent need

to brake

quickly,

afterward 'apex' thrill

sticks in

mind

when standing still

on Earth,

buzzing

from life's loops.