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Is it worth the paper it's written on?

They are priceless......

Glass Vision

by me

On the lab desk,

beside a balance beam

and metallic cubes,

glassware in formulated lines

that nudge photocopied skills

for tomorrow’s performance

rainbows gleam

from within the largest beaker,

chromatic visions swirl in flight

within it’s embrace,

folded remembrances

of students as the years pass,

placed within the glass

among their peers

origami cranes

with outstretched wings of hope,

creased with intensity of youth

as each pleated line

embraces their sheen of color

until gently blossoms their creation

into a bird of beauty

gently lowering their fantasy

into the crystalline cosmos,

they fly among the stars

in search of knowledge,

a reminder of school days

and laughter in the classroom,

that soar forever on her desk

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We make them each year, they sit on my desk and I look at them often, and wonder where my students have soared to in life.

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My boss used to get new dollar bills and was always making some shape or other. He game them to my kids and they never spent them..:-6

Chonsi, that's another winning poem of yours.

oscar;1018053 wrote: Is it worth the paper it's written on?


My next door neighbor is a 4' 10" Japanese widow that learned her Origami in

Japan as a young woman. She has made and displayed many of her pieces at the local art center. The pieces are beautiful and complex as well as varied.

My brother is an artist that uses many mediums. In my opinion his finest work is a 3 dimensional Eagle he made from paper, not Origami but amazing just the same. It took him 3 yrs to make and he used over 10,000 pieces of heavy paper.

Nomad;1018294 wrote: My brother is an artist that uses many mediums. In my opinion his finest work is a 3 dimensional Eagle he made from paper, not Origami but amazing just the same. It took him 3 yrs to make and he used over 10,000 pieces of heavy paper.


As i never even managed to complete the jigsaw puzzle i got aged 10 yrs old, i'm really impressed. :-6

oscar;1018297 wrote: As i never even managed to complete the jigsaw puzzle i got aged 10 yrs old, i'm really impressed. :-6




I hear ya. I get distracted tying my shoes.

My 10 year old is brilliant at Origami, I bought her a set from Hobby Craft last year.

Also my bro is wife is Japanese and she makes all her own cards ect, they are awesome...

Chezzie;1018357 wrote: My 10 year old is brilliant at Origami, I bought her a set from Hobby Craft last year.

Also my bro's wife is Japanese and she makes all her own cards ect, they are awesome...


Those ornamentals really know how to make stuff !

I love folded paper -- especially £50 notes.