Vision Verse Poems - Night Of The Spirit Dancers

NIGHT OF THE SPIRIT DANCERS

Standing in the redwood grove
On a misty winter night
I had drifted nearly half asleep
When something caught my sight

A fleeting flash of movement
First one, then several more
Wispy shapes of glowing light
Upon the forest floor

I blinked and tried to shake myself
But instead of fading out
They stopped as one to stare at me
Then made a greeting bow

And as I watched with mouth agape
They suddenly moved again
Together in some spirit dance
They began to jump and spin

Round and round the forest trees
They danced with such delight
I shook with silent laughter
At such a curious sight

A whistling breeze began to blow
And somehow in the spell
The trees appeared to come alive
To join the dance as well

Their giant branches swayed in time
Like graceful arms of pine
Shaking off the snow they held
To fall in the moonshine

Upon the breeze the mist was gone
So clearly I saw the sight
Sparkling snowflakes swirling down
Around the creatures of light

At the sight of this shower of crystals
They squealed and jumped even higher
Surrendering to their ecstasy
Like jumping beans on fire

They whirled like small tornadoes
Till the forest floor was aglow
With all the trees in a frenzy
It was quite an incredible show

When at last the breeze let up
And the dancers began to fade
I stood there grinning like a child
Who has watched his first parade
And just before they disappeared
They turned again to stare
With a curious gaze at their witness
Then smiling, they bowed with a flair

Once again I stood alone
In a sleepy contented bliss
Watching the silent redwood trees
Fading into the gathering mist

LARGE TEXT AT BOTTOM OF PAGE:
...Together in some spirit dance
they began to jump and spin...
Peter Martineau
© Copyright 1998 ImagineTree
All Rights Reserved

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NIGHT OF THE SPIRIT DANCERS Standing in the redwood grove On a misty winter night I had drifted nearly half asleep When something caught my sight A fleeting flash of movement First one, then several more Wispy shapes of glowing light Upon the forest floor I blinked and tried to shake myself But instead of fading out They stopped as one to stare at me Then made a greeting bow And as I watched with mouth agape They suddenly moved again Together in some spirit dance They began to jump and spin Round and round the forest trees They danced with such delight I shook with silent laughter At such a curious sight A whistling breeze began to blow And somehow in the spell The trees appeared to come alive To join the dance as well Their giant branches swayed in time Like graceful arms of pine Shaking off the snow they held To fall in the moonshine Upon the breeze the mist was gone So clearly I saw the sight Sparkling snowflakes swirling down Around the creatures of light At the sight of this shower of crystals They squealed and jumped even higher Surrendering to their ecstasy Like jumping beans on fire They whirled like small tornadoes Till the forest floor was aglow With all the trees in a frenzy It was quite an incredible show When at last the breeze let up And the dancers began to fade I stood there grinning like a child Who has watched his first parade And just before they disappeared They turned again to stare With a curious gaze at their witness Then smiling, they bowed with a flair Once again I stood alone In a sleepy contented bliss Watching the silent redwood trees Fading into the gathering mist LARGE TEXT AT BOTTOM OF PAGE: ...Together in some spirit dance they began to jump and spin... Peter Martineau © Copyright 1998 ImagineTree All Rights Reserved	Shown at 40% of actual 8” x 10” size Click on Image to see at 70%
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