I've seen the films The Red Violin, The Red Slippers and within the context of the films I understand what they represent, even in a broad poetic way. When I read your poem and omit the 3rd stanza the poem is very complete and meaningful. Passion, imagination,and deeply expressive ideas.

For me, I can't figure out what the red wagon represents, or how it connects the other stanzas in this work...that stanza seems like a separate poem to me about an event with a specific person. The other stanzas seem refer to "men" in general. just my take.

Our young Bard sometimes our wait by the streams of poetries flow is rewarded by your pen.
This is excellent and with just the odd little edit you will walk the October contest, I never mind being second to quality,
Yours as always Ian..

In search of that red wagon
and the burning fire
once quenched
seeks more
from the same fellow
who enjoyed with you
in the red wagon
just a wee while ago

but that is actually is a pretty cool poem as it turns out...It has a complete vision of 2 kids in a wagon feeling "love" the first time, just a "wee" time ago ("and the balloon man whistles far and wee") The "wee" brings back the innocence of youth. and that now you seek more from that "fellow"

anyway, that's my take...