Guest guest Posted April 18, 2001 Report Share Posted April 18, 2001 dancing with the beloved “…the beloved has turned my mourning into dancing….” -Psalms 30.11 all the others love to lose themselves in the roles they love to play they sneak into the forest to hide within the purple shadows of the golden sun not realizing that you are both in the roles they love to play all the others love to lose themselves within the silver shadows of the alabaster moon they hide behind their shimmering masks forgetting that you are the masks love to lose themselves in the roles they love to play all the others merely pretending knowing the rules they within the game they do not know how to play ardently cheating themselves of the victory they seek ardently cheating themselves of the victory they seek within the game they do not know how to play merely pretending knowing the rules they love to lose themselves in the roles they love to play all the others, beloved forgetting you are all the masks in the play facelessly hiding within the shimmering shadows silver light mirroring gold within gold mirroring silver light in the roles they love to play all the others, beloved love to lose themselves not realizing you are both golden shadows hiding and the shining purple sun they hide within the ever creeping forest all the others, beloved love to lose themselves in the roles they love to play as shadows they play silly games hiding behind masks and within roles playing the silly games silly lovers love to play but i love to play, beloved, playfully with you as laughingly you dance me into the game of reality taking my hand you laugh me into your alabaster dancing at the laughter dancing the play, the play dancing the laughter stillness dancing silence, yours is the laughter, beloved silence dancing stillness i am your dancing poet dancing in your laughter beloved i am your beloved mark christopher valentine (april 1, 2001 @ 9:55:42 PM) unedited Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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