SHADOW DANCERS
by Claire J. Baker, Pinole, CA
Grand Prize Winner of the Dancing Poetry Festival, 2018
Friends, there's the dance
and, watch close,
shadows of the dance
as instantaneous outlines
get charismatic,
shadows inviting
their own choreography--
a two-for-one display,
a presentation's double magic!
Shadows are patient,
when awaiting enough movement
for spirited activation
they might sip coffee,
stretch extremities,
practice yoga, study illusion.
All serious shadows have taken
courses in the art of etching
and silhouette...
Under spotlights on a stage
or bright sun in San Francisco
or Barcelona, a shadow's
talent for spontaneity
is a masterpiece of mimicry and timing!
Friends, there's the dance
and shadows of the dance.
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