Nov 1, 2012

DANCE POEMS


“… como el musguito en la piedra, ay si, si, si …”
 Pina Bausch

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O horse
                                    earth eater
                        soil imp
                                    dowse
            the throngs on the cracked earth

the tossed sprites
                                    the measurer
                        like a rod spinning
                                    a grist
                        of the shells & horn

            who is taken
                                    without
a double
                        is a reprise
            a destroyer
            firm in witness
            a bivalve
truly

                        seeding
            civilization / grief
                        storms
                                    of air
            gravity’s dark sand
                        shriven
harvest
                        the offal of continuance
a small flame
                                    what i am

                        in the rain
                        a body

in the true light no-one needs

            the fissure appears
                                    churning

quickness on the ice
                        what cannot be grasped
            the smoke of intimacy
the revenant a white bat
            frozen again

the light fruit of obeisance
            & the dance of the mundane
an atomic age
                        orchestra


schools
of fish
                                    thoughts

                        the precise measure

of brazen suicidal
                        ideation
out in Antarctica
                                    among the others
            the teeming
            improvisation
            within
                                    limitations

this long fall has the appearance of volition

            the remnants
                                    a footprint of sweat

dragging
            the commodities
                                    interfere
a shadow
            like
                  a thrall           
the slap of literality



Obeisance
wood
wind
            bird                        alone
                        tremulous
            in the head
                        snake motifs
            self-directed
lifting
            abracadabra

                                    Swing low
                                    eyes

            marched motley

linearity
            picking nits
logistics
                        Daphne
            centripetal
glad rags
            a switch
                        singing

            traversing the shadows

plumbed
                                    always
            a figurehead           
                                    tether

a tortured duet

            grounded skidoo

lilting power
                                    blood on the snow

a number
            raining swing
                        amazon
                                    bow

upsetting the needs

                        a cobra
            instructs
                        instrumental

            salmon
                        gossamer

ripped refrain
            brook
                        side
devil
            last imp
                        drags
            hair

                                    cord of sound
sapphire
            rag
                  knelt
                        before
            hands
                   folded
at                            furling
            rainbow

                                                games
                                                drums


palomino
            palomine
                                    a flag
                                                insect legs

INTERMISSION

Glyphed
            tunnel                        reins
                        beat
                                    neck swung
            evil-eye
                        precarious


                        gilt stars

                                    Piscean gaze


            gloamed


                                    fluid

            slow walking

                                                slow





            spotlight
                                    makes
                                               
                                                            a hole

            in the torrent




            shook flapping

            round hush









namer arm
                                                            strong
                                                            spun
            fell
                 upon
                        embrace





            from above




            bright
                        roam wrong bow

wrong rolled strung

                        a seat
                        an offer


glitter
            aplomb

                        repast
smoke signals sole

            above                                                long ones
            after


screechgold            orbit
                        X
                                    hover
            swivel
                        lean
                                    feral
                        spark

record
            sun            gold
                        struck
                                    thrown
tiller
            barnacle posture

conflagration
                        hopper                                    slept
            last
                        from sounding
                                                dream

                        drum shimmy
                        legged rain
                                                stalking

corporeal
            eel

in shroud vector
            outlives

inchworm mile
            million
                        mitosis



mired rose light

                        unarched

                        archerfish

take root
                        center            twist

me shriek
                        beckoning

pulse
            shrug


circumference
                        combed
            a story

            moonlight
                        lifted

gyre             swung               tired


            away

mover
            before
                        limbed

            staccato

                        arm jig

jive



fire eyes



                                                maenad
                        speech
                                    effect
                        system

backwalk
            jungle
            power

                                    a pair
                                    out among


leitmotif
            motive

                                                collider

            fission
                        great bass
where it                                    last drum
                        began

O horse