{"id":213,"date":"2016-10-12T03:46:15","date_gmt":"2016-10-12T03:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sylviaarthur.com\/poemswithpictures.com\/?p=213"},"modified":"2016-10-12T18:09:21","modified_gmt":"2016-10-12T18:09:21","slug":"the-dance-the-show-must-go-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.poemswithpictures.com\/?p=213","title":{"rendered":"The Dance (The Show Must Go On)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Poem<\/strong><\/p>\n

The poet describes the dancing crowd as \u201can ocean of mud\u201d. Perhaps that was her perspective from the stage as she sang to the audience.<\/p>\n

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The Picture<\/strong><\/p>\n

This painting sat half done all summer. The imagery is inspired by the words of the poem. The paint application is a study of motion, swirling, spinning\u2026 I also enjoy how the background figures have taken on a character of their own.<\/p>\n

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The Dance (The Show Must Go On)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Lights and slow<\/em><\/p>\n

Movement,<\/p>\n

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Actions<\/p>\n

People who<\/p>\n

Come and go,<\/p>\n

Come<\/p>\n

and go.<\/p>\n

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Currents of thought<\/p>\n

Waters of vision<\/p>\n

Seas of intentions<\/p>\n

Oceans of mud,<\/p>\n

Oceans<\/p>\n

of mud<\/p>\n

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Gripping, Smothering<\/p>\n

Magnetic.<\/p>\n

Overwhelming,<\/p>\n

Overpowering,<\/p>\n

Overly uncontrollable.<\/p>\n

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Pelicans in flight<\/p>\n

Awkward dance<\/p>\n

Rising above,<\/p>\n

Rising,<\/p>\n

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Above<\/p>\n

Currents of pain.<\/p>\n

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Poem by: Susan Michaud<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\"dancers\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Picture by: Sylvia Arthur<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a9 Sylvia Arthur<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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