Photo Credits: Nickolas Muray
Step two three
Step five six
Poise my girl poise
Listen to the rhythm
Feel it in your bones
Step step step…..
My dear you have two feet
Don’t let the right be cajoled by the left
Control my dear control.
On and on it goes
Hour after hour
Ever ready for the next exam
The yearly concert
A living automaton
Responding to the calls
Point, step, sequins abounding
I bow to acclaim
Years ahead of my class
A protégé
My dance lessons
All ten years of them
Success, trophies multiplying
Proud parents boasting
Prouder teacher basking
Miss Marie Claire.
I was theoretically correct
Technically brilliant
But I couldn’t dance.
All creativity expunged from me
I reacted to commands
I knew every call, every position.
I wish I had learned to dance.
Written for: http://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2014/12/09/photo-challenge-38-shadow-dancer-december-9-2014/
I like this very creative way of converting the image into an intriguing poem !!
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Thank you so much 🙂
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