The Ritual Dance

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    The Ritual Dance

     The Ritual Dance

     

    In the pre-dawn dark

    the lucid moon

    allows deep thought,

    sitting in the corner

    John finds himself,

    suddenly standing,

    arms extended

    high over his head,

    palms held up

    to the heavens,

    seeing with closed eyes,

    speaking his peace,

    feeling his spirit

    streaming around

    the hospital room,

    like leaves in the wind.

    While she sleeps

    he circles around the bed,

    slowing turning

    to some internal rhythm,

    heard only by him,

    making him move

    around the room,

    for he has let go,

    allowing the waves

    in this tiny room

    to take him away

    for a little while,

    feeling free

    for a little while,

    needing to connect

    with his spirit.

     

    When she stirs, he stops

    for she is smiling!  

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    knight4696 commented on The Ritual Dance

    01-30-2010

    Charles - you bring alive the scene in all of your works with such clarity! Each one is like a snippet of a much larger picture - but gives the reader enough to feel what is going on. I really do like your style man! Great Job as usual! :) Ken
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    SavVySam commented on The Ritual Dance

    01-29-2010

    Caught ya! You write so smooth and effortlessly, The reader defiantly gets that peaceful vibe from this work!
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    Poetry is either something that lives like fire inside you or else it is nothing, an empty formalized bore around which pedants can endlessly drone their notes and explanations.

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