17 June 2011 Volume: 21 Issue: 11 Australia's ... - Eureka Street

Volume 21 Issue: 1117 June 2011I make friends with an old lady at the ballet,we talk about music,it is serious and we are serious too,We are on our own, looking for beauty,ready to snatch it out of the airand stash it in our pockets,We hoard it for long daysstretching out in council flats,someone else’s music blaring between floorboards,These dancers have us for this moment,both of us dazed,sitting next to each other but still managing to be alone,We chat politely in the intervals,the rest of the time we watch the beautiful bodies,sway with the score,scour the glistening air.—Jonathan Hadwen©2011 EurekaStreet.com.au 36