The Ocean Dance: A Waltmarie

Written for Crispina’s
Crimson’s Creative Challenge

Three slender giants stand tall in the deep blue bay,

Sleek blades

spinning gracefully all morning against the moving clouds.

spinning

They catch the invisible breeze like dancers on a stage,

fast through

twirling their sleek arms above the gentle coastal grass ….

soft winds

a quiet, rhythmic performance that never seems to end.

dancing

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Nancy’s Notes: A Waltmarie is a poem of exactly ten lines. The odd lines are longer with no fixed syllable count; the even lines are exactly two syllables each. The result is two separate poems: one comprised of the odd lines while the even lines form a complete secondary mini-poem. The Waltmarie was created by poet Candace Kubinec and named in honor of fellow poets Marie Elena Good and Walter J. Wojtanik.

This is “Windmills Of Your Mind” by Dusty Springfield

Crimson’s Creative Challenge #100

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