stormdancer

The insides were warm with familiarity of the most profane kind. Going outside never seemed right. Going outside never felt like anything other than staying inside. It seemed like everyone unknowingly carried the inside inside them to carry out as they went out. Sometimes we felt like ripping off our clothes, running naked and jumping into the pool of wilderness, exploding with some forgotten mad ecstacy all this while. Did we do it? How could we? Our clothes were always neatly piled in perfect stacks of a desperate need to be tucked away warm and comfortable next to the fire burning on dead wood from the dark forest of pains, pleasures, and unknown measures. Going outside never happened.

T..T…Tonight was burning cold with an anticipation of a storm. This storm has been brewing since the day we lost the barefoot run.

This storm gives us goosebumps.

Quiet. Silence. s i l e n c e…

  s

    i

      l

        e

          n

            c

              e

             

          CRASH!
THUNDER!

BREAK!
  MUSIC!
    MUSES!
      DANCE!

DANCE!
NAKED!   
TRANCE!    
DANCE!       

CLIMB!
        SCREAM!
           FOREST!
               DANCE!

WIND!
 STORM!
   SWARM!
     DANCE!

STORM! S T O R M !  S  T  O  R  M  !    S    T    O    R    M    !  S  T  O  R  M  ! S T O R M !STORM

17 responses to “Storm Dancer”

  1. a magic moment with holly Avatar

    Shivers!
    aitd

  2. maureenrose7 Avatar
    maureenrose7

    How do you do this?!!! You write, it pours from you, seamless….you can conjure up every feeling a person’s ever had in their whole life in the time it takes to read this!! My heart beats faster and Im not even sure what just happened but its always good! Your writing excites me and makes me feel rested at the same…guess I havent run out of words yet…

    1. Prashant Nawani Avatar
      Prashant Nawani

      You know Maureen. I am not responsible. It happens on it’s own. But thank you so much. Your words do help this happen more often. Also I don’t think you’ll ever run out of words. 😀

      1. maureenrose7 Avatar
        maureenrose7

        If you are not responsible than I have no other choice but to believe that you are indeed magic which actually makes perfect sense to me…you keep giving me reason to spring up new feelings of so much of life and maybe you are right and I will never run out of words! 🙂

      2. Prashant Nawani Avatar
        Prashant Nawani

        And it is good that you wouldn’t run out. Take care my friend! 🙂

      3. maureenrose7 Avatar
        maureenrose7

        it is very good! 🙂

  3. emotionalspaces Avatar
    emotionalspaces

    Very nice use of concrete form and emphatic device with the uppercase letters. It really felt like falling calm before the storm.

    1. Prashant Nawani Avatar
      Prashant Nawani

      Thank you. I am so glad to have touched the emotional spaces.
      It’s a pleasure to read your poetry.

      1. emotionalspaces Avatar
        emotionalspaces

        You are most welcome Prashant and we are thankful to you for ‘the’ recognition. 🙂

  4. johncoyote Avatar

    This poem is so good. The words were alive and made the reader fall into a better place.

    1. Prashant Nawani Avatar
      Prashant Nawani

      Dear John it’s the good reader, much like youself, that breathes life into these words. Thank you. 🙂

      1. johncoyote Avatar

        Was my pleasure my friend and you are welcome.

  5. Forgiven Joie Avatar

    Wow! Love this!
    Tamara

    1. Prashant Nawani Avatar
      Prashant Nawani

      Thank you Tamara! 🙂

      1. Forgiven Joie Avatar

        I saved it so I can read it slowly, and really take it in. It is a pleasure to read your artful words!
        Tamara ❤

      2. Prashant Nawani Avatar
        Prashant Nawani

        My dear and kind Tamara. May it give you great joy and pleasure! 😀

  6. ❤︎ Just Me ❤︎ Avatar

    magical!

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