Dance to the wind when wings in the air,
Dance for the skinned, the wingless, the bare,
Dance off your feathers, your shape and your crown,
Dance with forgiveness and never look down.
(just) Float.
Dance to the fire when feathers are shed,
Dance for the sparkless, the moist and the dead,
Dance off your ashes, your mind and your past,
Dance with the phoenix, reborn at last.
(just) Burn.
Dance to the earth when ashes are buried,
Dance for the homeless, the weak and the hurried,
Dance off your senses, your battles, your bones,
Dance with the wild one who lives in the stones.
(just) Dig.
Dance to the water when stones are weathered,
Dance for the thirsty, the dry and the tethered,
Dance off your anger, your fear and your pain,
Dance with the grace that makes you humane.
(just) Flow.
Dance to your heart when all else is tasted,
Dance for the loveless, the lonely, the wasted,
Dance off the fire, the winds, seas and dirt,
Dance with me my lovely, I'll hold your hurt.
(just) Trust.
*for Maureen, dancer and alchemist of opposites
