Poem: "A Fountain of Energy"
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ysabetwordsmithWell, I muffed the poll for the free epic, since someone helpfully pointed out that "Once the Avalanche Has Begun" is already posted. Sorry about that.
This leaves us with "A Fountain of Energy" which is spillover from the October 7, 2025 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt fromgoatgodschild. It also fills the "Unstable" square in my 10-1-25 card for the Fall Festival Bingo. This poem belongs to the Rutledge thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.
"A Fountain of Energy"
[Tuesday, July 28, 2015]
Johan hopped off the bus when
it reached Rockheart Garden.
Amethyst had suggested
some exercises that should
help with his land connection.
This park provided a good place
for that kind of contemplation.
It had a visitor center with
two large sunrooms and
several interior rooms, but
its signature feature was
a collection of yoga statues
made with rock-filled gabions.
It was popular for classes in
rock art, sculpture, art therapy,
and other crafts as well as yoga,
meditation, and personal growth.
Two pavilions offered space for
outdoor activities on nice days.
A sign on the visitor center read,
Land is not merely soil, it is
a fountain of energy flowing
through a circuit of soils,
plants and animals.
Johan walked past that
and out to the gabion garden.
Beyond it lay the boulder garden
with various seating areas and
a small fire circle of stones.
Johan sat on the grass
among the statues of
people standing or
crouching or bending.
They were beautiful
and natural and solid,
and he needed that.
He knew his abilities
were unstable; it was
why he had come
back to Rutledge.
They shifted and
rippled like the creek
flowing through the park.
But stone was sturdy,
stable, always reliable.
He ran his thoughts over
the lovely rock sculptures,
and out to where boulders
tumbled along the hill.
Johan worked to clear
his mind of the jitters
and worries he carried.
He reached for the earth,
the soil and subsoil, and
under that the bedrock.
It was there, but he had
a hard time holding onto it.
He was doing a little better now
than when he first came back
into town; he was sure of it.
Johan could sense the land,
and it felt familiar to him.
Sun-warmed and sleepy,
the grass and the trees
drowsed on the summer day.
He didn't know what he could
do with that, but maybe something.
He lost the sense of it again,
but that was all right.
Earth was patient.
* * *
Notes:
Johan was introduced in "The Continuous Thread of Revelation."
Rockheart Garden is a small park in Rutledge, Vermont. Its signature feature is a collection of yoga statues made with rock-filled gabions. The park is popular for classes in rock art, sculpture, art therapy, and other crafts as well as yoga, meditation, and other personal development.
The bus stop at Rockheart Garden has a small shelter over a bench plus a bicycle rack outside the shelter.
The visitor center features two large sunrooms along with some enclosed rooms. It includes a reception desk, nature room, small meeting room, and two dotties.
A large rectangular pavilion overlooks a brook, surrounded by maple trees. It provides space for meditation, art classes, and other medium-sized groups.
An octagonal pavilion overlooks a brook with maple and willow trees in the distance. It provides space for yoga and other small-sized groups.
Gabion statues consist of metal cages filled with cobblestones. These show yoga poses.
Garden Rock Art
Rock Balancing Meditation
Inspiration Stones
The boulder garden includes sitting areas and a small fire circle.
* * *
"Land is not merely soil, it is a fountain of energy flowing through a circuit of soils, plants and animals."
-- Aldo Leopold
How to Create an Outdoor Meditation Space
Yoga Platforms That Blend Nature and Wellness
12 Meditations for the Earth
This leaves us with "A Fountain of Energy" which is spillover from the October 7, 2025 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from
goatgodschild. It also fills the "Unstable" square in my 10-1-25 card for the Fall Festival Bingo. This poem belongs to the Rutledge thread of the Polychrome Heroics series."A Fountain of Energy"
[Tuesday, July 28, 2015]
Johan hopped off the bus when
it reached Rockheart Garden.
Amethyst had suggested
some exercises that should
help with his land connection.
This park provided a good place
for that kind of contemplation.
It had a visitor center with
two large sunrooms and
several interior rooms, but
its signature feature was
a collection of yoga statues
made with rock-filled gabions.
It was popular for classes in
rock art, sculpture, art therapy,
and other crafts as well as yoga,
meditation, and personal growth.
Two pavilions offered space for
outdoor activities on nice days.
A sign on the visitor center read,
Land is not merely soil, it is
a fountain of energy flowing
through a circuit of soils,
plants and animals.
Johan walked past that
and out to the gabion garden.
Beyond it lay the boulder garden
with various seating areas and
a small fire circle of stones.
Johan sat on the grass
among the statues of
people standing or
crouching or bending.
They were beautiful
and natural and solid,
and he needed that.
He knew his abilities
were unstable; it was
why he had come
back to Rutledge.
They shifted and
rippled like the creek
flowing through the park.
But stone was sturdy,
stable, always reliable.
He ran his thoughts over
the lovely rock sculptures,
and out to where boulders
tumbled along the hill.
Johan worked to clear
his mind of the jitters
and worries he carried.
He reached for the earth,
the soil and subsoil, and
under that the bedrock.
It was there, but he had
a hard time holding onto it.
He was doing a little better now
than when he first came back
into town; he was sure of it.
Johan could sense the land,
and it felt familiar to him.
Sun-warmed and sleepy,
the grass and the trees
drowsed on the summer day.
He didn't know what he could
do with that, but maybe something.
He lost the sense of it again,
but that was all right.
Earth was patient.
* * *
Notes:
Johan was introduced in "The Continuous Thread of Revelation."
Rockheart Garden is a small park in Rutledge, Vermont. Its signature feature is a collection of yoga statues made with rock-filled gabions. The park is popular for classes in rock art, sculpture, art therapy, and other crafts as well as yoga, meditation, and other personal development.
The bus stop at Rockheart Garden has a small shelter over a bench plus a bicycle rack outside the shelter.
The visitor center features two large sunrooms along with some enclosed rooms. It includes a reception desk, nature room, small meeting room, and two dotties.
A large rectangular pavilion overlooks a brook, surrounded by maple trees. It provides space for meditation, art classes, and other medium-sized groups.
An octagonal pavilion overlooks a brook with maple and willow trees in the distance. It provides space for yoga and other small-sized groups.
Gabion statues consist of metal cages filled with cobblestones. These show yoga poses.
Garden Rock Art
Rock Balancing Meditation
Inspiration Stones
The boulder garden includes sitting areas and a small fire circle.
* * *
"Land is not merely soil, it is a fountain of energy flowing through a circuit of soils, plants and animals."
-- Aldo Leopold
How to Create an Outdoor Meditation Space
Yoga Platforms That Blend Nature and Wellness
12 Meditations for the Earth
