Saturday, August 3, 2013

The Kagura Dance Moves

                                                                                             Attribution: Mikomaid
Image: Kagura dancers
Source: Wikimedia Commons (here)

Slow and guarded but
given to sudden bursts of
movements to music

Arms raised  in slow dance
moves dressed in preponderance
of whites and flowing

graceful elegance
until the devil came by
with boisterous make

bean throwing to help
appease the devil within
a sketch at the end

Written for Chev’s CARPE DIEM Special #50 with Kikaku's 'Kagura Dance at Night'

12 comments:

  1. I sure wish I can watch this dance one day ~

    Have a good weekend Hank ~

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    1. I'm sure you will! Thanks Ma'am! same to you too!

      Hank

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  2. I like this chain of thought. It fits the subject beautifully.

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  3. I want to throw beans at the devil.

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  4. I would think that fast and furious dances, rather than slow and guarded ones, would be more appropriate at devil chasers!

    Three Dancers

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  5. ALOHA HANK!! Cool dance



    from Honolulu
    Comfort Spiral
    ~ > < } } ( ° > <3

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  6. Nail the devil with beans, quite the dance it sounds like

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  7. i need to read a bit on this dance...that last section on the bean throwing and sketch has fascinated me a bit....

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  8. Wonder if the devil's a beancounter :-)

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  9. Wonderful haiku description of kagura dance.

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  10. Excellent take on the prompt...enjoyed this very much
    Peace
    Siggi

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