Barre Poems

REHEARSAL

...REHEARSAL
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my mind, a ballet dancer,
my thoughts in constant rehearsal.

each idea is poised
at the barre of consciousness,
leg extended, muscles trembl...

mon cygne noire

...
now ...

dance for me …
eyes of polished onyx
pierce me like the keen edge of
a scalpel, deftly wielded ...
the blood of my black
heart flowing in and around you -
warm and welcomed to your...

Unbelievable

...A dream of you and me
A beach house by the sea 
A stroll along the shore
Knowing we want more

But this gets better yet
Wait until sunset 
Stars and Venus rise
Desire's in our eyes

It's st...

Will Still Will

...Send me a poem
Once more for old times 
Tell to me something 
You write such good rhymes 

I'll take it and keep it
My heart has a place
For all of your poems
It's only your space 

There's...

Air Drop

...Little white airplane let's go for a fly
The reason I want to, between you and I
Is not to go cruise o'er the top of the earth
It's to send off a message for someone who's wor...

mon cygne noire

...
now ...

dance for me …
eyes of polished onyx
pierce me like the keen edge of
a scalpel, deftly wielded ...
the blood of my black
heart flowing in and around you -
warm and welcomed to your...

PEEK INTO A POETESS’S SOUL

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             ~ PEEK INTO A POETESS’S SOUL ~

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          It's her own delightful ballet studio!

          Round and round the poetess goes.

          Seeing herself in the sparkling...

The Dancer

...Like an old cat stretching her limbs in the sunlight
Warmth seeping through knots in her gnarled hands and sShe sits on a paisley chair in front of the East window
welling in her stiff knees

Pre...

the way

...
life …

lived parenthetically -
impulses placed like black boots
in soft sand,
stumbling …
betting a fool’s hope that it leads  …
SOMEwhere …
or garners a courtly chuckle
(if perhaps by ac...

Even Stars Perish

...Written: November 05, 2023

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Away from Earth, the sky is always hideous,
A whimsical sun made my dream obvious.
A deep redole...

Pollen People

...

    Ballerina barre bob, white stocking wings whir
    Mushroom plume tutu trails translucent steam
    Sticky foot pick ups signal patient Spring’s stir
    Pollen swollen coconut tip tongues...

In the Face of Love

...One would not know, to look at me,
my years spent at the ballet barre -
tights sticking to me in summer,
cold fingers in winter.

And the aching to be better,
to be seen,
to be given a correct...

Sketching the Ballerina

...*** Sketching the Ballerina ***

It is well, quite well after midnight. 
My pup lies fagged on the blanket
    as close to me as possible.
The young ballerina sits slightly slumped
On a bench a...

No Comment

...I lift your hands and place them on the neck of the guitar 
My left hand covers yours, I gently help it form the barre
I don't press hard, just firm enough to make each string ring clear
You're pl...

105

...Acqua di Gio cologne fills the air
It's time for your lesson, I'll be right there
Tune up for me so we can save time
Today we'll start working on musical rhyme

Now you sit right here and hold t...

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