“No art is possible without a dance with death.” – Ericka Ostrovsky
“The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.” -Alan Watts
“Work like you don’t need the money. Love like you’ve never been hurt. Dance like nobody’s watching.” – Satchel Paige
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Mortalitié – tripping the light fantastic
Every day of our lives
Each of us dances
Never are we alone
Biding time
Awaiting our dance –
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Ballet, tango, Line
Waltzing, flamenco, regardless
The melody may be fast
We may move slowly
Across the floor
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Down life’s corridors
Delusions of solitude
When things are darkest
Yet she is always there
Waiting her grand performance
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Death is always
With us, a partner
From our birth
Some will dance briefly
In its unshakeable embrace
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Nuchal cord – un, deux, trois
Accidents, illness, suicide
Her fluidity – a mask
Caché – she often takes
Partners by surprise
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That which doesn’t kill us
We are told – makes us
stronger, for some it does
Some take it – make of it
Conception d’art
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Dance each day
As if you were
Nijinsky, Taglioni,
Alvin Ailey
Each to your tune
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Remember – mon ami
With each dance, each step
Choreograph your life
Danse avec le coeur
Each step of your life
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Bisous,
Léa
