Hello Every one. Having seen that Poets United is now archived I followed the link to Poets and Story Tellers United. I admit to writing this in 2018 and thought it may sit within the requested theme. Apologies though, if it's not quite within the requested theme. It is nice to see some familiar poets / writers.
A Ballet
A Ballet:
Forbidden Love
Act 2, scenes 1 and 2
Epoch 1872: mid summer’s eve
Setting: glade in ancient woodland
Principals: Ballerino with Prima Ballerina
Scn.1
And now, the Stradivarius begins.
With such graceful fluidity you glide;
I slide forward, in awe of your beauty.
Oh, ballerina, the dance lives for you.
Heavy hearted, and with arms open I’m
seduced by your arabesque, arms allongé
reaching for clouds that scurry across a
true love on this warm celestial night.
Scn.2
A symphonic cacophony, then hush . . .
The violin leads your adagio.
My heart falters, ragged in peasant clothes.
Sadly, I ask, ‘is this to be your swan song?’
Coquettishly, you tilt your head, listen,
the piccolos tune frees you from the trance;
and the Stradivarius plays with gusto.
“Dear Ballerino, forever we shall dance.”
End.
Curtain call
Julian Clarke © 2025
Forbidden Love
Act 2, scenes 1 and 2
Epoch 1872: mid summer’s eve
Setting: glade in ancient woodland
Principals: Ballerino with Prima Ballerina
Scn.1
And now, the Stradivarius begins.
With such graceful fluidity you glide;
I slide forward, in awe of your beauty.
Oh, ballerina, the dance lives for you.
Heavy hearted, and with arms open I’m
seduced by your arabesque, arms allongé
reaching for clouds that scurry across a
true love on this warm celestial night.
Scn.2
A symphonic cacophony, then hush . . .
The violin leads your adagio.
My heart falters, ragged in peasant clothes.
Sadly, I ask, ‘is this to be your swan song?’
Coquettishly, you tilt your head, listen,
the piccolos tune frees you from the trance;
and the Stradivarius plays with gusto.
“Dear Ballerino, forever we shall dance.”
End.
Curtain call
Julian Clarke © 2025
Welcome to our present incarnation. And oh, what a delightful read! I think it fits the prompt well enough – and in any case, our prompts are optional now; also we're happy for you to share either new poems or things you've written previously. Do visit us again!
ReplyDeleteThanks Rosemary
DeleteHow gorgeous your flight of fancy! I play flute and piccolo therefore the inclusion brought a broad smile to my face. Cheers.
ReplyDeleteHi Helen, thank you for commenting.
DeleteI can see the whole scene vividly with my minds eye. Well-penned!
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