Friday, October 23, 2015

Ava Odori



*
He mimes controlling
A Live choreography
Kite dance.

**
Crisp kick behind
Restrictive kimono
Gestures to sky.

***
 Turning in no time
Cartwheels & somersaults
Omnipresent spirits.


Note: Ava Odori - Dance festival in Japan. Read more at: CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI

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26 comments:

  1. BlogorattiOctober 23, 2015 at 2:28 PM

    Splendid piece, well thought out indeed.

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  2. Pat HattOctober 23, 2015 at 6:22 PM

    Such miming moves sure shows up actual mimes haha

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    1. TruedessaOctober 25, 2015 at 12:59 PM

      haha - I wondered what you would say about mimes.

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  3. Bastet's Waka LibraryOctober 24, 2015 at 4:46 AM

    Love this peppy write so descriptive and full of life! Bastet

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  4. brudbergOctober 25, 2015 at 10:56 AM

    There is joy in such wild dances... great happiness in your words

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  5. Gillena CoxOctober 25, 2015 at 11:13 AM

    really enjoyed this post, awesome haiku, great video

    have a nice Sunday

    much love...

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  6. AnonymousOctober 25, 2015 at 11:45 AM

    Kite dance is a beautiful image...

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  7. Sanaa RizviOctober 25, 2015 at 11:56 AM

    This is amazing :D enjoyed it.

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  8. TruedessaOctober 25, 2015 at 12:58 PM

    enjoyed the video and you words capture the spirit.

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  9. ZQOctober 25, 2015 at 1:34 PM

    Wow!
    ZQ

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  10. Sherry Blue SkyOctober 25, 2015 at 1:45 PM

    I especially like that closing line.

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  11. De JacksonOctober 25, 2015 at 1:55 PM

    Beautiful.

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  12. DonnaOctober 25, 2015 at 4:45 PM

    I really enjoyed the images your words conjured of this dance.

    Donna@LivingFromHappiness

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  13. Rosemary Nissen-WadeOctober 25, 2015 at 6:08 PM

    Apt descriptions of dynamic perfomance.

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  14. Old EggOctober 25, 2015 at 8:21 PM

    What a great combination of verse and video clip. Beautifully done.

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  15. MaryOctober 25, 2015 at 8:31 PM

    Ah, I can picture this! Nicely penned.

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  16. Benjamin Kingery Loomis Roy Moore October 25, 2015 at 9:35 PM

    hi and cool,
    very masterful sentences.

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  17. tonispencerOctober 25, 2015 at 9:40 PM

    No wonder they are all so skinny! What wonderful dancing and what a wonderful full of life set of poems!!!

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  18. kaykualaOctober 25, 2015 at 9:46 PM

    Traditional dances with all of their movements were tested through time. It could be boisterous or with such grace as the case may be.

    Hank

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  19. SusanOctober 25, 2015 at 11:30 PM

    "omnipresent spirits," indeed! I loved the video, too, but your words capture it all.

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  20. humbirdOctober 26, 2015 at 7:43 AM

    Thank you for inspiring comments, my friends! Happy week to all!

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  21. Jae RoseOctober 26, 2015 at 7:55 AM

    They key to beauty and dance is making the impossible look effortless - maybe that is also the key to life! a beautiful poem humbird

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  22. annell4October 26, 2015 at 8:36 AM

    Yes, they are ever present!

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  23. dsnake1October 26, 2015 at 9:59 AM

    thanks for sharing this special video, and your haiku of this dynamic performance. enjoyed it. :)

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  24. AnonymousOctober 26, 2015 at 11:31 AM

    Enjoyed the video and your words underlined the spirit of the whole,

    Elizabeth

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  25. Wendy BourkeOctober 26, 2015 at 7:44 PM

    Loved the movement you've captured in this haiku. The juxtaposition of freedom and restriction in these lines is powerfully rendered.

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