Amusement
Strapped in tight
slowly ratcheting uphill
violent accelerations
catapulted about
screaming laughter
G-force jerking
rickety wheels clattering
freefalling
arms flailing
pummeling winds
oscillating heart rates
wildly bobbing heads
sweaty fists grabbing
an emotional roller coaster
juddering…
to an end.
Amusement…
precise mechanical madness.
© Rebecca Sanchez 2017
Writing about amusement parks with dVerse~Poets Pub. Nothing beats riding rides at a park and the emotions that bubble to the surface.
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your words flow so well and the are so descriptive!
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Thank you, Rose!
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You aptly captured that mad roller coaster experience!
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Thank you, Lynn!
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Ohhhhhh….you’ve nailed it! The description is perfect! Great use of adjectives and adverbs to describe not only the look of the ride but the feel and the sounds of it! Rickety wheels clattering….ratcheting uphill….sweaty fists grabbing……and then…….the final two lines! A+++ this is really what I remember as a child 🙂 Wonderful! 🙂
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You made my day, Lillian!
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Yes, it sounds more mad than fun.
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I know many people that don’t ride coasters. I hear you, Colleen!
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I’m with Frank….juddering was new to me, and I loved the term “mechanical madness”, which describes so well the maniacal mechanical madness of a roller coaster! Good read.
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Thank you, Beverly!
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Your animation shows well the effect on a human of “juddering”. It is the first time I’ve heard of that word, but a search brought it up in the expected context. I like the “mechanical madness” at the end that is also, for all its madness, “precise”.
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Thank you, Frank! I’ve been so busy this week writing. Today I’m finally doing the image write. What fun!
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Sometimes I think you like my animation better than my poetry. (Just joking, of course.) I wanted to let you know this isn’t my work. My work is more primitive but I have collected many wonderful animated GIF files over my years online. If it’s my work it will say so. Have a great day!
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It is just that the animation stands out. However, the phrase “precise mechanical madness” at the end is better than the graphic, animated or not.
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You know, in the past I went through moments of having no images with my poetry but the artist in me screams for the completion of a nice image to go with them. Lol!
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You could be describing the thrill of that 1st Rollercoaster drop, or the butterflies of learning that your secret love shares your feelings mutually. That’s what I love most about your exhilarating poem!
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Thanks, Barry! You are so right, I left it “open” to other feelings that might feel the same.
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