danced on air
we
danced on air,
the sky
now cloudless
and empty
as your
shoes.
Poem © 2010 by R. Burnett Baker
Photo courtesy of Willow at Magpie Tales
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- R. Burnett Baker
- Rick Burnett Baker currently is self-employed as a narrative photographer, and is a member of the National Press Photographer's Association (NPPA), and the Photographic Society of America (PSA). A native Texan, Baker is a graduate of State University of New York (Albany) with a BA in Asian Studies, (minor in classical Chinese literature), a Graduate Certificate in US Urban Policy, and a Masters (MRP) in Regional and Urban Planning, Third World. He has worked with a mining company in Honduras, with a civil engineering firm in Saudi Arabia, and traveled andworked throughout Southeast Asia, China, and Northern Africa with Halliburton for nearly a decade, based out of Singapore. During his years living in Singapore he was also known for his radio and television voice-over work. Baker returned to the US in 1985 to complete academic interests and continues to live in New York.
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oh, so sad...perhaps one day to dance again if nowhere else than in the ever after...
ReplyDeletei am working on the story for that pic...should be up in the next couple days, will let you know...and give you credit for the shot...
Thanks, Brian. Looking forward to reading your story!
ReplyDeletesimply put,
ReplyDeletesad but beautiful.
I posted mine..
Happy Tuesday!
Gorgeous bit of writing, Rick. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. xx
ReplyDeleteBeautifully written emptiness.
ReplyDeleteEconomically evocative. Want a job in Treasury?
ReplyDeleteBeautiful & Sad!
ReplyDeletevery moving poem. :-) Thanks for the visit to my blog. I always appreciate your kind words.
ReplyDeleteLove this piece, Rick. It didn't seem sad to me, but then, I'd love to be dancing on air. ha! Wistful, with the empty shoes...but who needs shoes when you're flying?
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