Circus

Be a poet-acrobat.

Let the words balance you
into a handstand
roll you swiftly, gracefully
across the expansive mat.

Let the words swing you,
parallel, uneven
from arms of sky.

Let the words toss you
from rings into ring.

Keep moving to the music.
Your heart and your words
connected to the motion,
the breath of the earth.

(c) 2010 Cecilia Reid Driscoll