Arabesque, Suggest, Acquiesce (Version 1)
Roderick took the quiet mumbles as permission to continue his self expression, which he did with gusto. His mother flopped down at the dining room table…
Petals Worth Shedding
Thumping through the air, petals performed an awkward dance. They turned over and flipped sideways and upways. Colors never complimenting, but differences are…
Dance of the Moons
I thought of my cousin (She’s not my cousin) The song on the radio, ‘Harvest Moon’ Set my toes to tapping A slow dance over the brake and the gas The stop and…
Her Plumb Line Waltz; 1st Movement
On Sundays he would go to the bakery, grab two bagels, and take his Sabbath at her dance studio on tenth. She had live piano during her classes, and when they…
Discipline
A Ballerina stays her hand when reaching for a Danish. Cheese or apple, maybe both, would satiate her anguish. She lost her job, she broke her toe. She somehow…
F is for Fantasy
All he can do is stare while she dances to the pulsing beat. He can’t explain why he’s so captivated by her. He barely even knows her. She’s beautiful, of…
Swirling Emotions
From the beginning, let us create. Emotions are feelings for each to take. Sadness first. A woman, head bowed, by herself in the rain. Of course it must be the…
The Cotillion Cavern
This place of the House is not to be trifled with. It is not for the faint hearted, or the weak, or the cowardly, or the clumsy. This cavernous room is the…
Sheri
There was an old woman from France, Who wore red ruffled underpants, No one knew it at all, Due to the length of her shawl, Till she did high kicks as she…
faux pas
may I have the honor of this one last dance because I can’t seem to distinguish between a foxtrot and reality I’m a leading man may I have the honor of this…
Fantastical Masquerade
“To be honest, these shoes are murdering my poor feet.” Lara complained loudly. She grinned up at her love, Dante. He smirked, pulling her close while they…
At the ball
I can’t see your face behind the mask, but I accept your request for a dance. You whirl me around the floor, and I can hear people muttering. _Who is that…
Not Exactly St. Vitus' Dance
Tempting though it was I could not bring myself to look at him again for the remainder of what felt like a very long lunch. Amber prattled on, but I didn’t…
The Song of One
She sung, and the world stopped. All heads turned to the bright figure spinning from roof to roof. The vendor at the kebab stand froze, change still in his…
Imagined Memories
The door was open. The sign suggested that it shouldn’t have been, but it was. I always found flights of stairs intriguing and adventurous. I know they say…
Tener confianza al tango {a poem}
To watch is to witness grace, to know passion, to behold flow. New, enchanted, I try. I step back in time with my partner, but slowly, awkwardly, trying to…
Illusions
Mirage of love dances before them Hands grasped so tight for fear it will disappear with light Silent tears fall for mirage of love dances away without a…
Last Wish
He could feel her in his arms, the wedding dress beneath his fingers as he held her. He could smell the sweet scent of her hair. He could see her face smiling…
Randy
Randy scanned the dancing crowd hopefully. Sure, Laura had said she wasn’t coming. Actually, her exact words had been, “I wouldn’t be caught dead at a stupid…
Ben
Ben finally came out to his parents the other night. He’d known forever that he was different, but now he was sure. They called what he felt “homosexuality” or…