Geometry -- in art and poetry

     St. Louis poet Constance Levy is an acclaimed author of children's poetry -- I found her poem "Madinat as Salam" (included below) in the collection, Heart to Heart, (Edited by Jan Greenberg; Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2001),  a beautifully presented and illustrated anthology of poems inspired by American art.  Enjoy!

Frank Stella.  Madinat as Salam III  1971.  Acrylic on canvas

Madinat as Salam     by Constance Levy

Watch
this top notch
tightrope walk --
It's really hot,

balancing
the twin
colossal wheels,
that are not round
or quite the same,

as colors pulse
like beating hearts
and curves
and angles
tease,

juggling
geometry
inside a frame-less
frame!

Catch this act --
It's cool!