The Magic Dancer came on stageWith a whitened face, and a glittering golden sleeveless attire.
Making stiff moves to the Jhankar beats,
He showed the crowd many a trick in as many moves.
To the dancing tune, he held up his hand
And brought it down with a flower at its tip.
He stretched the flower to turn it a stick
And with every twirl he doubled the stick.
“Magic Dancer……” cried the crowd.
It is the glitter in their eyes that makes him move.
For lack of confidence could dampen his drive
And a moment of distraction could ruin his show.
Many more tricks he showed his crowd
Without failing his dancing steps.
Some watched his feat with utmost awe,
While others thought it’s no big show.
Cruelest indeed are those eyes; which fail
To see the years he toiled to perfect his act.
Those eyes haunt him when he leaves the stage
But he moves on till the last glitter fades….
Unfortunately the MAGIC DANCER, who performed for our GLOBAL GET TOGETHER (Ashkar, Tellicherry) had suffered an HEART ATTACK in train, while returning from our function... He was admited in Calicut, later at Pariyaram. He is fine now.... Lets all pray for him...
ReplyDelete@Poet(Magic Dancer):Extremely lovely poem!!
ReplyDelete@Feroz: Sad to hear abt Magic Dancer's ill-health. Our prayers and best wishes for him.
I watched the show from the DVD only.
ReplyDeleteBut while watching his face, I had wondered whether he was struggling to perform... whether he was feeling uncomfortable in some way... I couldn't say what...
Though I have seen the (uncomfortable) expression in one's face before a heart attack (sometimes the process starts much earlier), I couldn't identify (while watching the show) what was troubling him...
Now when I read about the heart attack, my mind immediately reflects... see did I tell you..?
Any way let us all pray for his speedy recovery.