A Labyrinth Garden
"Labyrinth is a children's playground ... grownups' battleground. " avr
Dr Abe V Rotor
A child's concept of a Labyrinthian Garden, painted in acrylic by Mackie 6, author's grand daughter. Realism and fantasy converge into a romantic scene - eerie, mysterious and beautiful.
A view from above akin to that on Mt Olympus,
a little girl saw, what we grownups had missed,
a composite landscape real and imaginary;
poor in sight we are, forgetful, remiss.
Was Paradise a creation of childhood lost in time
across a thin line that grows into a wall?
Across that Paradise is an imperfect world,
we sought for its perfection our goal.
Labyrinth is a children's playground of hide-and-seek,
merry-go-round, discovering, learning;
to us grownups, battlefield, trial, tragedy;
where true happiness is always wanting. ~
A view from above akin to that on Mt Olympus,
a little girl saw, what we grownups had missed,
a composite landscape real and imaginary;
poor in sight we are, forgetful, remiss.
Was Paradise a creation of childhood lost in time
across a thin line that grows into a wall?
Across that Paradise is an imperfect world,
we sought for its perfection our goal.
Labyrinth is a children's playground of hide-and-seek,
merry-go-round, discovering, learning;
to us grownups, battlefield, trial, tragedy;
where true happiness is always wanting. ~
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