in ballet
at the end of class
there is something called "reverence"
this means a bow or curtsy, and it's to give thanks and pay respect
to the teacher as well as the accompanist (and the energy in the room).
as my daily ritual
after a cold, spiritless day of non-stop work past midnight
i come home, and i have my "reverence" moment
on the wooden floor of my living room
to give thanks to the joy dance brings me
and to remember (many things-)
soon "reverence" will be throughout the day
not just before bed
oh until then
p.s. coincidentally, i recently read an article written by david foster wallace published in the new yorker, and he defines "reverence" as this:
This was the year, at five or six, that I learned the meaning of “reverence,” which, as I understand it, is the natural attitude to take toward magical, unverifiable phenomena, the same way that “respect” and “obedience” describe the attitude one takes toward observable physical phenomena, such as gravity or money.
Ah-ha! I love making connections with ghosts.
written by me
1/28/2010
in torrance
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