The Strings on Flamenco

There is a flower
There is a vase
This vase houses water and soil
The flower is dependent upon being immersed in this water
Without water

There would be no sound to ignite this flower

to send its roots to embed in the richness of soil

bringing graceful movement

that reaches full bloom
Last Tuesday marked the day of my very first Flamenco dance lesson
Flamenco is composed of two parts:

The guitarist & the graceful dancer with heels
The percussion in Flamenco

To accompany his strings

Is the very beat of her feet
With twirling hands

She adds beauty to both sight and sound
She is the flower
The guitarist the water

The soil their stage
Our eyes and ears the vase
Without the sound of strings

there would be silence
No cue for her to stomp her feet

No cue to move with grace

No cue to twirl her hands
Without the water
There is no guitar
There is no dancer
There is nothing to hear
Nothing to see
A Vase with much potential

with soil, although dry

a stage where life can be seen
Yet, lacking that which gives and sustains life...
…Water…
…The Living Water…

All to say the least, my Heart says, “Tuesday evening was Flamenco dance Lesson number one… of many!” Time for some new shoes and a Skirt!