baby ballerinas wait backstage for their moment in the sun
emotions are mixed
at last
in the spotlight
shining bright
one tiny dancer goes rogue
decides to solo
sure sign
she is of my clan
love her even more for that.
(here’s to you, grandie B)
—
‘dancing is just discovery, discovery, discovery.’
~ martha graham
how will she dance with only one shoe
all i can picture
is that tiny ballerina
in the music box
dancing
around and around and around
up on her toes
forever
on just one foot.
—
“dancing is the poetry of the foot.”
-john dryden-
grandies perform a grand ballet
—
children don’t say,
“i’ve had a hard day, can we talk?’
they say,
“will you play with me?”
-lawrence cohen
