May 16, 2007

snake charmer

she dives again,
s
w
o
o
p
!
the
smell
of
freshly
grated wasabi -

the dance
and
the dancer
break
open
the egg,

heads
together,
tread
barefoot
on hot
embers -

headfirst
into
an ocean
deep
for emancipation
under water.

—Yoko Danno

Posted by dwaber at May 16, 2007 02:23 PM