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Dances of Past (1 reply)

veronica12024
4 years ago
veronica12024 4 years ago

The Sun stood gleaming,

The naked soul of mine beaming,

To gulp down the sparkling rays

From, the Dances of Past.

 

I bend, I swirl

I levitate, I transform

To reveal the deific

To travel the unknown me.

 

It blooms my heart, 

Fills my lungs, 

Expelling the Kali, 

Embracing tranquility. 

 

Susan Katz
4 years ago
Susan Katz 4 years ago

Thank you so much for sending your poem my way.  There is such a nice cadence to your poem.  It moves with an almost breathless quality and you also have some fine lines and a great message.  I very much like the idea of traveling "the unknown me."  You might want to check on your English grammar, as there are some moments when it just doesn't translate very well.  Example - the line "the Dances of past" should have a "the" before past.  Also, one would not say, "it blooms my heart" but rather, "my heart blooms."  Very good job!  I am happy to add your poem to the many submitted for consideration for Featured Poem of the Month for July.  Thank you for sharing with me, Susan

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