Dances in Circles

Recitative

I move as I had always moved: subconsciously unaware

Of the enormous movements required for my dance, unaware of the dance movements required through life,  but somewhat aware of unique movements in the dance.

Each life, and all things of my life, perceived by “The Other” in me, accepted by “The Other” in them, transferred from each “other” to “one another”

Yet I danced within the dance of others in the presence of all their songs, for all songs require movements.

The others who danced , the others who danced with me

in the wide variety of our movements and songs

that sometimes complements each other in harmony

that sometimes struck a discord of dissonance

 joyful and upbeat, soulful, spiritual, secular . . . swinging

sometimes sad and solemn.

All dances move in concentric circles

Of their songs, within other dances

of larger songs and larger circles:

since most rhythm of dances are cyclic:

All  songs construct the transcendent poly rhythms

that are our lives; each of us dance to the  singing  our of his own song in concert with all songs.

Each to his own style  and rhythm

Hoping that within his solo cantabile

Moving through these wide varieties of expressions: andante, con fuoco, pin mosso, largo, rubato . . .   

Shouting it from the roof tops at times fortissimo

Whispering it from the silence at other times pianissimo 

We sing and dance the cycle of all things

Together

By

James A. Porter