photo by Francesca Woodman
For Magpie Tales
Spinning spinning spinning
i sway to the fierce music
witness the not guilty
look for the mossy soul that weeps
dancing not for praise
but for disappearing
with no woe and a glint in my eye
i dance for going
to enter the light
to seek the hushed place
for my soul to shine
Spinning spinning spinning
25 comments:
I can relate. I often feel exactly this way. Well done, Gail.
Very nice. The hushed place is always the best.
lovely image for your poem!
beautiful way to put these words together. your poem tells a story that fits the dancer perfectly. clapping now
"dancing not for praise
but for disappearing"
...this makes me ache with understanding.
I love this:
"witness the not guilty
look for the mossy soul that weeps"
What a whirl! Time to pause now...
There was a time when I could spin but no longer. Nice use of the words,
Elizabeth
I like to spin. But don't tell anyone. Sometimes I have flashbacks and it's totally worth it.
"dancing... for disappearing" That puts all sorts of images in my head.
I think a dance with purpose might forfeit the joy of moving.
Good morning, I am afraid the spinning would make me dizzy! Wonderful use of words and poem. Have a happy new week!
Yes, dance for the love of it. Lots of goodness can be achieved and many obstacles can be overcome! Rightly so Gail! Hank's corresponding posting is below not the one in Mag 303 (which is based on the photo given)
http://imagery77.blogspot.my/2016/01/cleverly-camouflaged-by-blending-with.html
Hank
Lovely use of the words and combining the two prompts. Finding that hushed place can bring us peace!
I liked . . .
SPINNING
This made me thinking of the Whirling Dervishes - an almost hypnotic, meditative form of allowing your soul to shine.. :)
Hmmm. "The mossy soul that weeps"...great line!
I'm a natural-born spinner...nice write...
The hushed place you have entered , indeed
When I dance alone, with no audience ~ I do disappear as you so beautifully described.
I took this in an entirely different direction, but I do love yours!
=)
You have dancing to disappear; I saw it as dancing to appear. That's what I love about the way we all see these prompts so differently.
i'm spinning with joy after reading this! That photo of the house is really something too!
very much enjoyed this! for me, it had spirit of reverence that I wish I'd noticed earlier. Lovely.
dancing has always seemed so foreign to me. But you give the motivations...nice thoughts
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