Origami
ref: Museum of the
ShenandoahValley – Winchester VA
“Origami in the Garden” –
Spring 2022
Folded metals
mimic forms
rainbowed horses
prancing thru the glen
cast shadows
of sinewed, metal flesh
on Spring-green grass
reminiscent of
the kingdom’s royalty
proud and strong
masters of the plains
warriors of the free
balancing blades
and cranes
of exaggerated size
these gargantuan origami
will not be crumpled
and trashed
for lack of artistic
value
they are eternal
but the harp’s tones
are plucked
and disappear
into memory
never to be heard again
©
allengdec 2022
