Basket

Disc-shaped orange rings of vibrant colour
I hold on tight.
The colours zig-zag.
Turquoise, yellow and orange
Light as a pencil,
Spiky and useful
Balancing in the jungle
On a girl's head.

My secret hides inside me.
My course straw weaved carefully.
Memories of my grandmother,
Baskets on her bed
With a hanky or two plopped in.
Mischievous grandpa making mess.
He’s at it again
With the basket, his secret friend.