Hour Eleven

Perennial Wallflower   In summer you agreed to teach me to waltz. Then winter crept up   and you flew away with the geese. Now my feet are frozen to the earth.

The Jersey Angel

The Jersey Angel It lives near tidal estuaries near rich salt-marsh earth in touch with wind and cedar creeks where skimmers and sanderlings feed. Near rich salt-marsh earth with its currents, crabs, and minnows skimmers and sanderlings feed in touch with wind and cedar creeks….

Hour Eleven

Swallowtail Jig Inspiration did not come through bow and string though your sound beautiful Instead of words pouring from fingers to screen my feet longed to join the swallowtail in her jig

Strings

There is a certain note, or range of notes, that makes me melt. I feel it here and I want so badly to stop giving a fuck, And dance around, arms waving wildly. The scene from Titanic comes to mind, Where Rose goes with Jack…

11- 3 AM Pancakes

A long day Traffic jams and writers block The ponytail ripping the hair off her head And a throbbing, sleepless body   A long day Adding miles and losing clients Exhaustion trips and kicks him to death Caffeine eyes hold open   Together now Home…

Learning to Dance

As I grew up I learned that dancing is a sin, flaunting the body like that. I’m not sure what the crazy play we did was called when the rhythm of music was involved. When we played records of the waltzes of Stauss, for example,…

Hour 11 – Prompt 11 – When music uplifts

At the darkest hour, when light seemed far away I sat alone, unable to understand the next step Listening to some soulful song, that matched my mood Till there was change to the next piece of music Yes, music and notes created on violin alone…

A Perfect Moment

A Perfect Moment   Adventurer don’t wallow, break through the glorious morn. Dance, twirl, about with joy, don’t stop the breath from breathing. The heart breaks no longer, the time has come for boundaries safe. All around is heavenly laughter, bubbling over brooks of glee….

Dancing Girls

The childish laughter rolled with the green hills Up and down and they enjoyed the play and thrills Sisters loving the sunshine in the pool of daffodils Running happily through the afternoon as a breeze brought on a chill Bows and laces, smiling faces, showing…