The Circle Game Pt. 1

"Yesterday, a child came out to wander

Caught a dragonfly inside a jar
Fearful when the sky was full of thunder
And tearful at the falling of a star
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And the seasons they go 'round and 'round

And the painted ponies go up and down

We're captive on the carousel of time"

 (remember the song)?

Sometimes I wonder, how could I own  a droplet- or hold less than a teaspoon of memory infused with so much delight? Yet there I stood among the crowd, maybe seven or eight?..no doubt near a carousel -intoxicated with all the sights and sounds! P.O.P. as they called it. Check this link so you can see how phenomenal (Pacific Ocean Park) in California was- and that place left a profound impression! I can't recall much else as I was really young? On the other hand, memories of Disneyland are vivid..mainly because there were a few more trips and I happen to be older by then. Sadly, most of P.O.P was burned down in a fire, then finally demolished in the 70's.

The word muse means “to be absorbed in one’s thoughts; engage in meditation, to consider or say thoughtfully; a state of meditation”  In Greek mythology, the muses were the nine daughters of Zeus and the Goddess of Memory, Mnemosyne, and each of the muses presided over a different art or science. So a muse can also mean a guiding spirit, a source of inspiration, or a poet



The word "amusement" means “the state of being amused, entertained or pleased” .. To cause to laugh or smile by giving pleasure.”

All an all, family excursions were few and far between..I'm sure it had something to do with the distance as well as having a big family?
Anyway, it was as if unseen hands placed a map over head like a cookie cutter then drew a line around and said to me- this is as far and how often you'll go- when and where you'll remain?
So my little neighborhood, tucked away in a smoggy little city like S. California, would be the ground I absorbed. (I keep that in mind and will get back to this)..
I'm also reminded of Acts 17:26 "..he made of one every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed seasons, and the bounds of their habitation"

"Sixteen springs and sixteen summers gone now

Cartwheels turn to car wheels through the town

And they tell him, "Take your

time. It won't be long now.

'Til your drag your feet to slow the circles down"

Archaically, amuse means to delude or deceive, and comes from the late French muser “to stupefy,” and from Latin ad muser, to stare stupidly~ Kaleidoscope


You ever notice how people will jump on the bandwagon with the newest craze..then discard it like an old moccasin when something better comes along? I think I know why? Its wrapped in a mystery and a lie- but seems to hold so much promise? (Continued in Pt 2)...

"And the seasons they go 'round and 'round

And the painted ponies go up and down

We're captive on the carousel of time

We can't return we can only look behind

From where we came

And go round and round and round

In the circle game"

(Joni Mitchell)
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