Sunday, August 18, 2013
WAITING FOR BAMBOO
Waiting for Bamboo
acrylic on wood panels by Candace Knapp
10 inches x 10 inches
WAITING FOR BAMBOO
Waiting for bamboo
to reach the sky,
there is yearning.
Dragonflies circle above.
Sun rises,
slips across the flowers,
penetrates the bamboo forest.
The young bamboo
does not seem to move
and yet it is taller every day.
I begin to understand.
How sure
the force that stirs within
when the intention is pure.
When thought is singular
there is no limitation.
Sunday, August 11, 2013
THIS OLD BODY DANCING
This Old Body Dancing
wood collage by Candace Knapp 10 inches x 10 inches
THIS OLD BODY DANCING
Just a little stiffness
in the knee
a tight shoulder
a clunk when my head goes back
It won’t stop me.
Nothing interferes.
When the drumming starts
I move out gentle
a tiny swish of the hip
and the rhythm grabs my feet
a bare foot SLAPS against the floor
again and again
I want more
I am an African warrior, proud and sure
my legs carry the weight of ten men
but then . . .
the violins intrude
I turn, stretch and whirl
I am a gypsy, dark and mysterious
sliding across the room
dark curls fly
head back laughing. . .
I dream
myself
into
a blue and quiet melody
that floats me to the floor
a white swan landing
on a mirrored lake.
When an old woman dances
she can be anything!
Saturday, August 3, 2013
GIRL IN DETOX - SUN OUTSIDE
Girl in Detox - Sun Outside
wood collage by Candace Knapp 10 inches x 10 inches
GIRL IN DETOX - SUN OUTSIDE
Just believe it
the sun is there
the thinnest silver beams of light
sweetly slide through dense cement
and find you
be still
let your heart be warmed
whatever tangle your life is in
just watch for it
love was there all along
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