Hoopla Rings
i threw hoopla rings -
one to snare you
one circle, one point.
you threw one
by being charming
the third circle
was a smile at someone else
remember?
three circles
as you walked away
mine was the next throw
-
an offering
you threw one
it went astray
i threw one
it fell at your feet
i saw you pick it up
tenderly
two circles -
one for each
as we threw back our heads and
laughed
we've run out of hoopla rings now
'cause i threw one of disdain
and you threw
one of pride
it’s time to move on....
Gyre -- Thomas Sayre
Hoopla rings are made of plastic and other materials and range in size from the hoops used in ring-toss games to hula hoops. Hoopla is a game (also called garden quoits) in which players throw small hoops over spikes. The hula hoop was invented in 1958 by Spud Melin and Richard Knerr, the founders of Wham-O in 1948. "Gyre" is a 3-oiece sculpture in the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh; They are 24 1/2 ft. high and 150 ft. long, made of concrete colored with iron oxide, reinforced with steel, and mottled with dirt residue from earth casting.
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