Sharing one of my favorites 🙂
THE DANCER An Excerpt From The Wanderer by Khalil Gibran
Once there came to the court of the Prince of Birkasha a dancer and her musicians. And she was admitted to the court. And she danced to the music of the flute, the lute, and the zither.
She danced the dance of flames and fire, and the dance of swords and spears; she danced the dance of stars and the dance of space, and then she danced the dance of flowers in the wind.
When she had finished, she approached the prince and bowed her body before him. The prince bade her to come nearer, and said unto her, “Beautiful woman, daughter of grace and delight, whence comes your art? And how is it that you command all the elements in your rhythms and your rhymes?”
And the dancer came near and bowed her body again and said, “Gracious majesty, I know not the answer to your questionings. Only this I know: The philosopher soul dwells within his head, the poets soul dwells within his heart, the singers soul dwells about his throat, but the soul of the dancer abides in all her body.
A few lines I had written on similar thoughts… on the Dance and the Dancer.
How can you separate the dancer from the dance?
Savvy
December 3, 2018 at 9:35 am
I love it! Thanks for sharing.
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December 3, 2018 at 9:40 am
A pleasure to share this . Thank you my friend.
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December 3, 2018 at 1:10 pm
Beautiful words of insight and contemplation 👍🏻👍🏻
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December 3, 2018 at 2:15 pm
Thank you very much.
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December 3, 2018 at 4:24 pm
Very well written! Great
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December 3, 2018 at 5:39 pm
Thank you dear Sadje . 🙏
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December 3, 2018 at 6:56 pm
You’re welcome.
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