Feel Free To Cut In

We have the St. Vitus' dance, and cannot possibly keep our heads still. - Thoreau

dancing with myself

floating 'pon a frozen crystal in the arctic shelf

north pole like a terpischorean elf

strutting with no one but me

adrift on the south pacific sea

indian ocean of who i'm meant to be

over the moon

behind the sun

beyond the stars at all hours

bottom of the sea

rhythm and melody holding the key

feel free to agree

mountain peaks

subterranean valleys

especially life's wicked, dark, back alleys

keeping musical score without the choreographed, wayward tallies

Author's Note

"At the extreme north, the voyagers are obliged to dance and act plays for employment." - Thoreu

Reviews

[Ookpik]

Hey Pete,

I used to love dancing - my early, romantic life was largely dependent upon it and I was always in the habit of moving like no one else was watching (to my later, adult embarrassment).

I get a footloose vibe from this, and picture you as a glacial Kevin Bacon making the most out of long winter days. : ) The soundtrack adds to it a bit, and I definitely appreciate the impulse to say 'f**k it', throw my beer bottle at the bannisters and to tear the roof off a mf. (excuse the language).

As for the extreme north, I grew up there and have a hard time holding my tongue when presented with the opportunity. There's a CBC doc that was done on the community I'm from, and opted to share it here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgWC5oEuyjU

A lot of parallels in it that might pique your interest, but at the very least it's where my moniker comes from (names in the Kivalliq are inherited, mine was given by members of the community). I went to school with almost everyone featured in the doc.

Anyways, cheers Pete - hope you're warm,

-Ook

[Pete]

lol. you're funny and honest too not to mention wise. i'm almost always listening to music and bopping and strutting along. followed your link, i love maggie rogers, very talented ... :)

[Ookpik]

I'm not really, Pete, just figuring it out like the rest of us. At the end of the day, what transpires on a website like this matters half as much as the things that transpire outside of it.

In that, I hope you're well and that you get what you feel you need to from a website like this.

All the best,

-Ook

[Ookpik]

Oh damn, wait, wrong link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZUwB-aNYp8

Christ if there aren't a million different tabs open on this thing

[Pete]

no worries. wow, that link is impressive and touching. what a tough way to live. i feel for those people. inspiring ... :)

[Ookpik]

Appreciate it Pete, sorry for the mix up there

[Pete]

my mother was canadian, born in quebec, french her first language ... :)

[Ookpik]

They're a hardy people the Quebecois : ) much respect to you both

[Vol]

Pete,
I hope the people of the north have better rhythm than folks around here... Only a few of us have heard the music and even know it's a dance at all... I prefer to Tango...
Vol

[Pete]

thanks vol. the only dance we're doing these days in the north is the shiver (very cold). the tango - dance of passion, hope you have a good partner with one of your yellow flowers between her teeth ... :)

[Vol]

Hashahaha... I'll take it!