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sally's dance

Contributed by colette on Saturday, 25th October 2003 @ 04:36:16 AM in AEST
Topic: dedicatedpoems



her fingers dance to the rhythm of the speaker
six needles flying
the long line of silky powder blue wool
converge into a delicate cone shape

inspired
i wander around the wool shop
the sound of the spinner in the back room
wooden floors creaking beneath my feet
a myriad of ochres, reds, violets and blues,
the palette of whites and creams and chestnut make me hungry

thick felted wool in fuschia and chartreuse
the impossible softness of cashmere
orange scratchy mohair
that remind me of sweaters i wore
in grade six

the old man shows me a felted kimono
purple with red poppies
and i wonder how this love affair
with texture and color began

i choose three big skeins
in creams and taupes
thin and streamlined and thick and soft
all in the same line

that night
in the fall
the leaves are red gold orange brown
and the park looks like it's on fire
i am curled up on my sofa
casting on
and casting off
and trying to make my fingers
dance
like the couple i see next door
through the lace curtains
waltzing
in their kitchen.




Copyright © colette ... [ 2003-10-25 04:36:16]
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Re: sally's dance (User Rating: 0 )
by Former_Member on Saturday, 25th October 2003 @ 04:39:28 AM AEST
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i love the sensory details in your poem; and the meloncholy picture you painted at the end. great job.


Re: sally's dance (User Rating: 1 )
by Jenni_Kalicharan on Saturday, 25th October 2003 @ 01:55:15 PM AEST
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Excellent poetry woven with your pen... The finished piece must have been as beautiful...
Jenni


Re: sally's dance (User Rating: 1 )
by Daydreamer on Friday, 14th November 2003 @ 10:59:07 PM AEST
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wonderful detail in your poem. I love the way it just has a delicate touch to it. It was a fab write. `Day`


Re: sally's dance (User Rating: 1 )
by Wrybod on Thursday, 1st January 2004 @ 02:43:10 PM AEST
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An absolute riot of "K2tog" and colour..... I positively wallowed.........

bob


Re: sally's dance (User Rating: 1 )
by Wrybod on Friday, 30th January 2004 @ 05:17:29 AM AEST
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Sense--ational poem and so refreshingly different and sane than many we read on YPDC.

Knitting has always fascinated me K2tog, pass the slip stich..... could never concentrate like that

Lovely poem

By the way are you the colette that sent me
the thank you and liked the "........Wolf" poem?

Well if you are , I'm glad because it got me to your page and I'll be back there again later on today

bob




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