Respite

Respite

Popcorned air
seems to lift my scarred chair,
swaying to a garish Midway beat,
far above my daily cares and oppressive heat.
My world dissolves in a blur of light,
an island of delight,
of respite.
Then, my illusion ends
as once more reality transcends,
its interminable cacophony once more
lets sadness, tears, laughter, and joys roar.
I embrace all of it,
for respite
is not lost; it is found,
as life's wheel travels once more around
exclaiming its journey into a dark unknown.
Armed with assurance that I have grown.
I welcome, without care,
popcorned air.

An entry for Day 12, "Invalid Item" 
Theme: Solitude. Setting must be in on a carnival ride or at the circus.
Words to use: cacophony, popcorn, exclamation, interminable, island
Words NOT to use: noise, quiet, the, there,
Form: Triquain Swirl (triple) ~ The Triquain, created by Shelley A. Cephas, is a poem with several creative variances and can be a rhyming or non-rhyming verse. The Swirl, is essentially two of the basic building blocks of this form connected by their 3 syllable lines in the middle. This may be rhyming verse or NON rhyming, it is completely up to the poet. The syllable pattern for a triple Triquain Swirl's pattern is: 3, 6, 9, 12, 9, 6, 3, 6, 9, 12, 9, 6, 3, 6, 9, 12, 9, 6, 3. The same words begin and end the swirl.
Line Count: 19