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Subject:

Re: New sub: A Slow Dance To The Music Of No Time

From:

Arthur <[log in to unmask]>

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The Pennine Poetry Works <[log in to unmask]>

Date:

Sat, 1 Dec 2001 13:49:05 -0000

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Very nice piece James. There are a couple of typos which Im sure you will
have spotted. Not sure of the " its " in line5, does this refer to the
Labyrinth, which you have pluralised, in which case "its" would become "
their". If it is the Labyrinth then how does it move, we move in the
labyrinth but the labyrinth does not move surely. This is a difficult poem
to write , looking into the darker heart of mankind. It is very well done.
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Bell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2001 1:25 PM
Subject: New sub: A Slow Dance To The Music Of No Time


> This poem is not the product of a current war but inevitably has echoes.
It
> was written about an early atrocity in Kosovo before the genocide really
> took off. Its also taken time to become public. C&C is very welcome.
>
> A SLOW DANCE TO THE MUSIC OF NO TIME
>
> Dance is a desire to initate how celestial bodies move,
> the first clock,
> one without mechanical movement,
> one who asked us to trust in
> labyrinths and the rhythmns of its movements
> that, in the nature of time, do not stand still.
>
> On this deep wheel rutted hill road
> above Racak two women walk,
> one consoling the other, who weeps.
>
> Time has stoned the clock -
> shot it through with bullets -
> the slow walk is a dance to the sins of the world,
> peaceful movements that portray sadness.
>
> Their rhythm of life has stopped, celestial bodies
> themselves traitors, liars
> now and since creation became fulfilled
> so some could take life instead of make it -
> a slow dance with heavy music and limited movement -
> a slow dance to the music of no time.
>
> bw
> James
>
>
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