Tag Archive: life’s a dance


The Party

chagall backdrop

You all are perfect
captured here today
for every tomorrow

The slant of light
across our eyes
casts lash shadows

I kiss each cheek
embrace you deeply
and never release

The young, fairest here
run about the rest
embroidering paths through time

The old are queued
first in, first out
will miss us each

So today raise a glass
let’s revel in light

There’s so much still remaining

© Chagall 2014

You Too?

chagall backdrop

It’s quieter this morning
white noise some hum a random creak pops here there
far away celestial cries – more song than shout
barely heard murmur above the proscenium
along the back space you carve.

I dive to a hollow center and find it even quieter,
save the lone chanter, still strong on feeling.

I spin
till I’m dizzily drizzled;
my, such cute little bongos.

© Chagall 2014