I’ve got to buy a black tie, a shoe or two,
my off-white shirt hung on steeped lines of mind
and my factitious face is to be blurred so I could
be a stranger amid the strangers of words
and sneak my anonymity into the festivity
will you dance with me tonight?
I would hold you, lead you but we would as much fall,
I stumble through rhymes, I slip through rhythm,
a mellow hand can walk me across the room
to the out where the moon shines and stars make a queue
will you… will you hold my hand tonight?
I will burp after a huge serving of delight
brought forth by the luminescent phantoms,
let me twirl around like a swan, let me
shake my waist of rusted verse, let me dance
will you abjure structure for me tonight?
come, let us walk to the antediluvian tide of time
where I slither through your hands like wet soil,
that should be the end, the vessel of life
I leave to you, take a sip and make a move
a poem infused in my vein, a drug-induced sleep
I never wake up, or if I do, I am still naked
devoid of diction, I smother my earnest arms
while feathers of summer float down the sky in shards
and I blow like a balloon along the breeze that lasts
For dVerse, where the celebrations are plenteous and the dance is going on.
Image source: 10 Hairy Legs’ Scott Schneider in Julie Bour’s “The Blind Men and the Elephant”. Scenic Design: Benjamin Heller. Photo: Steven Trumon Gray.
ha. love the movement in this…and i will be there for you tonight….perhaps we will share a burp over the banquet table…ha….i can never force the rhythm…it is what is…i just let the music take me away…the vessel of life…i think i might just take a sip of that myself…
see you this eve amnol
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oh nice…i like the mood of this…and i’m totally in for a dance…that is going to be a fun night and hmmm all the delicacies from around the world… see you later..
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That will indeed be some wonderful dance, I think — a lot of us stumbling through rhymes and rhythms….and I bet there will be a lot of poets out there watching the moon!
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I will look for the swan dancer with the new black tie and new shoe(s). Hope you enjoy the evening, HA.
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The great thing about partying with poets is judgements are left at the door with the umbrellas; hell, I will dance with you, little brother, & we will do a chest bump after while having a burp-off.
Love the festivities & the company!
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Thank you. What a beautiful way to join the celebration. Love your images and choice of words. I’m a little shy, so I’ll be the one burping softly, and covering her mouth.
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Nice weaving of poetry and dance, sensitivity and humor. I would be happy to dance with your words, HA…you, too!
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Yes, definitely dance. And look, let’s watch those feathers fall around us. 🙂
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Wonderfully written. I especially love “a mellow hand can walk me across the room.”
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how gently you open this… strong yet caring lines… someone will enjoy the night and poem as well
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Well I am eager to be your dancing partner, smiles ~ I hope the night never ends ~ I will be sure to look out for you in black tie ~
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You’re poem here is very refreshing and danceable to the beat of your heart.
You my friend have touched on the dance of spirit. 🙂
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I shall line up with the others to hold your hand and dance through words or otherwise. You do not have rusted verse my friend, this is simply beautiful. I am so enjoying your poetry anmol. I woke this morning and read this, your title captivated me as have your words. LOVE THIS! Hugs and many smiles for you writing this for us.
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Your sweet feedback always makes me smile. Thank you so much. It is early morning and I haven’t slept a minute in the night and thus, I am a little irritated but your words freed me from that. 🙂
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I am so glad I was able to put sunshine into your eyes this morning, I know the lack of sleep well my friend. Hopefully you can catch up today. Smiles
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Very cool….it’s going to be a fun night 🙂
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WELL..HA TONIGHT i will be dancing with a FULL TRIBE OF COLLEGE STUDENT IN RAVE DANCE STYLE..YES..ME at 54..and them in their early twenties..and hell yes i will dance with ya2..as any dance of life..is one i enjoy with others..it is the spirit that counts..not the two step or three! it’s always FREE TO DANCE..NO MATTER EFFECT OF WHAT COMES NEXT!
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Don’t blow into the lake — at least not until our dance is done – would you prefer a formal dance, something like a Paso with it’s bull and cape, or rhumba swaying to the breeze the blows the Cypress? Or perhaps a waltz down the terrace steps among the sculptures while the ghosts of artists spy on us and gods and goddesses grow moon-green with envy, or something more sedate – like the Medici danced – in lines, minuets, before they tore their corsets off and got to where the real power lay. I’ll be waiting in the maze, my masque has a heart on its cheek 🙂
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Oh, i love that ending… so wistful. Yes, let’s dance, enjoy the breeze, kick up our heels a little, celebrate!
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Blow all the drunken debauchery: I go for this poem, replete with metaphor and imagery. It’s beautiful.
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I liked the exchanging of the images a lot and got captivated by the ending.
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we know where’s the party tonight….swapno ke din hai..swapno ki rat hai 🙂 lovely lines Anmol..
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nothing wrong with stumbling, we have all done our fair share. while you shake off rusted verse, I thought to dust off remnants of verse from the long journey to the ball.
I like the image of you as a balloon being carried off on an endless wind. lovely verse.
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party anmol…very beautiful..loved it:)
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Great writing here–I’m not much of a dancer, but there is so many similarities between dance and poetry. Great combination of images!
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Love how this moves like a dance itself…slow, promising. This is really lovely.
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Would love to dance around the ballroom..enjoying the rhythm..
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I like your dance with words…very soft shoe ;_)
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I hope HA that every question was answered for you.
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