"Floating with Panthers" - new poetry and photography

 

Floating with Panthers

When the dark comes,

I let the black panther of night guide me

to a resting heartbeat.

Muscles slacken,

breathing becomes a whisper

and I float.

The night brings beginnings –

emerging, warped worlds.

Imagined triumphs with gold dusted spears

lead me to new levels

and ever-expanding circles –

jewel dream tornadoes.

The night brings

my feet to this place of mist

and the fractured real,

where birds land on my shoulder

and speak –

where I seek

and seek.

Cristina M. R. Norcross

Copyright 2012

This poetry overlay began as a writing prompt, "When the dark comes, I ..." I started with that one line, and then allowed myself to drift on a journey to where dreams go - to where the subconscious creates wondrous adventures for the sleeping body and the wakeful mind. This poem is my journey through a dreamland. What will your dream be tonight?

This poetry/photo combo is available as a fine art print, a gallery wrapped giclee and a full-sized greeting card at the Fine Art America site:

http://fineartamerica.com/featured/floating-with-panthers-cristina-norcross.html