Origami

by Karla   Dec 28, 2011


She folded the yellow paper in half
to make a crease, then folded it again
and again, recapturing patiently
a thousand runaway children
as creativity awakened her hopeless hands,
opening her mind's forgotten doors.

When the bird was completely folded,
it was her who could finally fly.

Karla Bardanza
http://asmoonsewsthesatinstars.blogspot.com

*Origami possesses a lot of therapeutic advantages. It is used to help individuals with psychological problems such as anxiety, suicidal tendencies, depression, low self-esteem and etc. People who are having emotional and mental problems sense a feeling of acceptance while being taught the art of origami. Realizing someone is willing to take the time to teach and show them how to do this activity promotes positive emotions. More information available here:

http://sites.google.com/site/origamimind/

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  • 12 years ago

    by Ms Happiness

    First of all, I LOVE ORIGAMI:)

    The idea of this poem is AMAZING:)
    5/5

  • 12 years ago

    by A lonely soul

    I like this short and insightful poem. Much depth in the words. I may have to come back later to make an attempt.

  • 12 years ago

    by Kiko

    This is a very inspirational poem and conveys a lot of meaning in a short write.

    I have three minor suggestions:
    I would delete the words, "to make a crease"
    because it is not essential to the poem and disrupts the flow, imo.

    "when the bird was completely folded"
    doesn't make much sense, since the paper is folded into a bird. Perhaps, "when the paper had transformed into a bird"

    Also "it was her who could finally fly"
    is grammatically incorrect."

    Should be: "it was she who could finally fly."

    Overall, a very nice write!!

  • 12 years ago

    by James Weatherbee

    This poem is very moving and true I never folded origami but I have seen it done and it looks beautiful as well. keep up the good work.

  • 12 years ago

    by RSJ

    Hey if this counts for anything
    then this has got to be one of my favorite reads by far for quite a while
    i'm deeply impressed with the message you displayed, very creative ,

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