** Degas Dancers **
Painted or drawn,
Degas arrested time.
Truly
His dancers
— even those standing,
watching the others —
Are caught in motion,
In poised postures such
That we think we can feel them
Breathing, alerting
Their limbs
To prepare for performance;
(On stage or in the studio) with
That tension,that anticipation, or
Waiting primed in stage wings
— The blue dancers,
The...
Continue reading...