the leaves all dance
to the same breeze —
but some flutter and some fall
some shiver and some sway —
and when a gust comes
they lose themselves —
but are no less beautiful
on the ground, where resting
they still yet dance, but free
—Terri Guillemets
her smiling girl-heart danced
behind the grey, grey hair
—Terri Guillemets
scrambled blackout poetry created from Enid Bagnold, National Velvet, 1935,
Wind tries to show Tree how to run wild.
Tree: “I cannot leave this place.”
Wind: “Then let’s dance.”
—Terri Guillemets
Live for the roots
Love the green
Dance with the blossoms
—Terri Guillemets
Dancing faces you towards Heaven, whichever direction you turn.
—Terri Guillemets
P.S. Thanks so much to Paula Abdul for tweeting this quote and to my Twitter followers for letting me know!
Stifling an urge to dance is bad for your health — it rusts your spirit and your hips.
—Terri Guillemets