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The Wind Sculpture – A Poem

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Mark Annett in front of the Wind Sculpture

Jan’s Memorial Triangle Garden in Hanson Park, featuring The Wind Sculpture by Lyman Whitaker Wind Sculptures, is truly a sight to behold. Its recent installation on November 4, 2022, has already become a source of inspiration.

My dear friend Mark Annett was so moved by its beauty that he penned a heartfelt poem during his visit on Saturday. The sculpture’s impact is undeniable, even in its mere one-day existence.

The Wind Sculpture by Mark Annett

The Wind Sculpture 

The blades move in opposite directions, and flower.

The flower they form is always bursting, always blooming.

The renewal is constant and mesmerizing…

The blade in the back turns slightly slower.

Maybe by design or defect… but, it is more beautiful because of it.

I lean against a tree to watch, and I get lost in time.

Suddenly, the blooming has stopped!  

It is an endless pit drawing me in.

I don’t understand, and I am scared, confused…

What has happened?  Why? Is it drawing me down instead of giving me joy?

Is it the pain I sought relief from or the wind?

I realize the winds have slowed.

The blades are moving in the same direction, rather than in the opposite.

I realize that it is both my pain and the wind.

The wind speed increases and the renewal begins again.

I realize that I am grateful for the reminder of the pain so that I can appreciate the beauty more fully.

The pain will always be dizzying when it comes but the winds will always bring renewal.

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Day Two Building Jan's Memorial Garden

Day Two Building Jan’s Memorial Garden

On Day Two, we made progress on Jan's Memorial Triangle Garden, although some of it is not visible to the naked eye.

The garbage can hides the foundation for the wind sculpture.

The wind sculpture and some other plants still need to be fully installed.

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