Tag Archives: Dance

Shrine

Garlanded in red you came Dancing girl Spirit of flame Silver shrine awaits Supplicant Child of the fates Peaceful passage calls Weeping willows See it all Garlanded in red you came Dancing girl Spirit of flame (c) Helen Valentina 2015, … Continue reading

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Clapping

Clapping, clapping here in time Faster rhythm, faster rhyme Face bathed in full brilliant light Music playing, sheer delight Resplendent here the moon and stars Conquer night and sun debar Dancing in a circle formed From this womb a world … Continue reading

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Dancing

We were all dancing, lost in the wind Where one would stop, another begin All of this laughter, none of it sin We were just dancing, lost in the wind Follow the piper into the wood Some music tempting, some … Continue reading

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Dancing All Alone

I’m dancing all alone To sleepy syncopation Every slide and step just seems A singular innovation The sweep of saxophone And I’m dreaming of the night I’m just dancing all alone It’s a kind of sweet delight I’m humming to … Continue reading

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While We Can

Let’s dress in pyjamas Toast marshmallows Drink hot chocolate By the fire Let’s tell ghost stories Till our eyes are wide And our brittle smiles betray We are now frightened By ourselves Even while we won’t admit it Let’s put … Continue reading

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Dance With The Dead

Friends break bread And dance with the dead Ghosts are prized Truth in their eyes Pantomime Lost within time Friends drink wine Demonic, divine See them dance Life’s final chance Night of pure death Mist on the breath Donning their … Continue reading

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Born to You

In this dreamworld I am born to you In this illusion Feel me warm to you I’m a prisoner Of this flickering view I dance this dance That wears a darker hue And yet I dream To find the smallest … Continue reading

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Pied Piper

Hear the lilt Of the Pied Piper Whistling softly Down the path Will you follow In his footsteps Will you meet His gleeful laugh? Oh what a merry Dance he leads us If we harken To his call And our … Continue reading

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Club Ritual

In these light strewn modern caverns Where the beauteous ones all meet Dance their own beloved rituals In search of chemical release Would the fabled gods of old Swoop on the denizens within Seek in alcohol’s pure succor Bids for … Continue reading

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