Thursday, October 06, 2005

the first draft ...a long time coming..."Double Dutch"


smooth, balanced and clean
at first they fit togther
so connected that it was hard to tell
where one stopped and the other began


floating on air
swaying to perpetual song
stepping lively
rhythm lovely
this tango of nicks and scrapes
still a beautiful dance


picked up the pace... who skipped a beat?

try to adjust the tempo
try to get it back, but
tripped up by a stone
rhythm blown
tango turns
break / dance


their go is over
who's next?


(the story behind this is coming later)

6 comments:

Phoenix said...

you be smartwordsness. and i love you in the most verbal of mute times. i also love you in the most mute of verbal time. i think you're fab and so glad to know you. me

tk said...

damn girl i miss you

Alison said...

teresas on the double dutch bus.

loved the poem. reminds me of double dutch days in the streets of la. but its deeper than that.

-alii

wild cowgirl said...

wow....and that did way too much for my visual imagination. thanks kid!

Alison said...

i like the part where you say

...(the story behind this is coming later)....

thats very powerful how you have us all anxiosly awaiting the story...

teresa said...

i didn't do it for the sake of suspense. i just really don't type very fast and didn't have enough time to explain ;+)