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Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Dancing In The Dark


poetry jam- 3WW- dverse


i remember the day
the date
where i was
the weather
when the lights went out

amazing how adept one gets
gavotting a beserka mazurka
dancing in the dark
year in year out

once the light has been snuffed out
it cannot be duplicated
darkness velvets its own glow
no one should quibble about that


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22 comments:

  1. Sheilagh LeeAugust 7, 2013 at 7:46 AM

    great line 'darkness velvets its own glow
    no one should quibble about that'

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  2. RMPAugust 7, 2013 at 8:03 AM

    "darkness velvets its own glow" I like this line. makes me wish it was dark already so I might dance away the night.

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  3. Brian MillerAugust 7, 2013 at 8:12 AM

    baserka mazurka...ha...i like that...
    and so true once the light has been snuffed...
    sobering that....

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  4. Laurie KolpAugust 7, 2013 at 11:28 AM

    I really like this one, especially: darkness velvets its own glow.

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  5. alan1704August 7, 2013 at 2:09 PM

    darkness velvets its own glow - this is excellent and so descriptive. i like the feeling it gives. Well Done

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  6. kaykualaAugust 7, 2013 at 4:49 PM

    Yes, there're some goodness in a bad situation! Nicely Rallentanda!

    Hank

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  7. kelvin s.m.August 7, 2013 at 7:54 PM

    ...since my feet were not designed for beats i guess darkness would fit very well my hidden 'talent' in dancing.... hihi... smiles...

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  8. HelenAugust 7, 2013 at 7:56 PM

    Here's to never snuffing out that light!!

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  9. Kathe W.August 7, 2013 at 9:01 PM

    I sure won't quibble!

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  10. KarenAugust 8, 2013 at 2:51 AM

    My very unliterary reaction: whoa! This one stops me short and makes me think.

    Year in and year out...stark images

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  11. Old EggAugust 8, 2013 at 3:46 AM

    You certainly tease us and intrigue us with your writing. Dancing in the dark is quite a sensual thing to do. Don't think I could manage gavotting a bazerka mazurka with my old knees though.

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  12. NankaAugust 8, 2013 at 4:08 AM

    I won't quibble for sure and dancing especially 'the beserka mazurka' hehehe!! is not my cup of tea!! ;)

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    1. rallentandaAugust 8, 2013 at 5:42 AM

      Nanka you have not lived until you beserka the mazurka:)

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  13. J Cosmo NewberyAugust 8, 2013 at 4:59 AM

    "beserka mazurka" - I have this image...shouldn't I know, but I do.

    But, meanwhile, I really like the line "darkness velvets its own glow".

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  14. rallentandaAugust 8, 2013 at 6:07 AM

    Beserka mazurka is that dance you do around the hills hoist during the full moon when everyone has gone to sleep

    all the dogs howl
    cosmo smiles
    the moon smiles back

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  15. J Cosmo NewberyAugust 9, 2013 at 3:34 AM

    Oh. So we did have the same image. Wont you get cold?

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  16. rallentandaAugust 9, 2013 at 4:01 AM

    You are the moon dancer Cosmo...not me...I don't have a Hills Hoist:)

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  17. PeggyAugust 10, 2013 at 1:46 PM

    I like this take on dancing in the dark. Permanent darkness would be not fun despite its velveting its own glow. I also enjoyed the ocean haikus posted just above this. Poor Ocean with the hippie parents. I knew a few kids with those kinds of names over the years.

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  18. MargaretAugust 10, 2013 at 6:43 PM

    ... I am pondering the same line as Loredana - truly an amazing idea.

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