WAITING FOR BAMBOO

Waiting for Bamboo    
acrylic on wood panels by Candace Knapp 
10 inches  x 10 inches    

WAITING FOR BAMBOO



Waiting for bamboo
to reach the sky,
there is yearning.

Dragonflies circle above.
Sun rises,
slips across the flowers,
penetrates the bamboo forest.

The young bamboo
does not seem to move
and yet it is taller every day.

I begin to understand.
How sure
the force that stirs within
when the intention is pure.

When thought is singular
there is no limitation.

THIS OLD BODY DANCING

This Old Body Dancing
wood collage by Candace Knapp   10 inches x 10 inches  
 
THIS OLD BODY DANCING

Just a little stiffness
in the knee
a tight shoulder
a clunk when my head goes back
It won’t stop me.
Nothing interferes.
When the drumming starts
I move out gentle
a tiny swish of the hip
and the rhythm grabs my feet
a bare foot SLAPS against the floor
again and again
I want more
I am an African warrior, proud and sure
my legs carry the weight of ten men
but then . . .
the violins intrude
I turn, stretch and whirl
I am a gypsy, dark and mysterious
sliding across the room
dark curls fly
head back laughing. . .
I dream
myself
into
a blue and quiet melody
that floats me to the floor
a white swan landing
on a mirrored lake.
When an old woman dances
she can be anything!

GIRL IN DETOX - SUN OUTSIDE

Girl in Detox - Sun Outside   
wood collage by Candace Knapp   10 inches x 10 inches  
         
GIRL IN DETOX - SUN OUTSIDE

Just believe it
the sun is there
the thinnest silver beams of light
sweetly slide through dense cement
and find you
be still
let your heart be warmed
whatever tangle your life is in
just watch for it
love was there all along