Dancing,
Graceful, lively
Jumping, spinning, posing
Highlight of my life –
Dancing
Twirling, with care and love,
Swaying my body with the movement of beauty.
Fun, so emotion filled.
Bending, dipping and twirling with grace.
Peaceful, yet joyous.
Spinning like water spilling over rocks, fresh and lovely.
Cat-like prances, interspersed with leaps
... I feel as if I am flying.
My arms are swaying like fronds of grass in a warm summer breeze,
My chest is open, heavy with beads like jewels trickling down my bare skin.
My legs stretching, knees bending, calf muscles tense and rigid the strength of every step.
My feet arched, toes pointed, clenched - they ache at times.
My throat, dry and tight, each shuddering breath I feel as if I had swallowed sand.
My face, alive not feeling the pain, but elation - my eyes bright.
Sweat, attacking the powdered skin, tracing lines of concentration.
As the music slows, my arms breathe new energy into my being.
Dancing ... a highlight of my life - breath itself filling my soul.
Author notes
i chose option 2...
A contest entry
- One winner, two options, ten entries, go. by Chocoholic156.
500 points, ended October 19, 2008, 9 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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Well Done
Great poem, don't think I could have come up with that.. Great job -
Aw this is lovely. I could picture a person dancing reading the words. It created a lovely image. Very nicely done. Dancing is great fun and makes you feel good too. (not that I have danced for many years)
Well done.
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I think you made the title a part of your poem, as in, its adding another line because you have to describe it so much. "highlight of my life" I think could have been the first line and "dancing" could have been the title. Just a suggestion.
In this poem, you are just listing words that mean or are related to dancing, which is ok, but at the same time, you could add to it and describe this "highlight of your life" a little more.
Good job though, and good luck in the contest. -
is this what you wanted?
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