The poem was inspired by one of my all time favorite piano compositions, Arabesque No.1, by Claude Debussy. It's a rich, but delicate, non-stop melody, that instantly brings to mind a ballerina executing one graceful arabesque after another.
Arabesque
Light, skittering footsteps
propel her across the stage
her tiny body all grace and air
spinning, floating freely.
Alone she sparkles
long, slender limbs like wings
attitude of strength
beauty beyond compare.
Motion is joy
is flight, is freedom -
dizzying spins, wide leaps
full stops in repose.
The air is charged
with the heat of her movment
her passion ignites
every soul in the room.
Oh, the hours she has toiled
to reach this place
caught in the gaze
of 1000 eyes.
Held in the light
of such love and devotion
their admiration -nourishment
their applause - nectar.
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