partners

                                               
             by Sister Lou Ella Hickman


             as we worship in the temple of dance
             we mirror how the divine flame moves. . .
             while we revel in the ancient orbit of the stars
             our feet echo the heartbeats of the holy . . .
             with each touch    
             our hands are the words and music of the earth
             and with every turn of our meeting or letting go
             our swirling sacred bodies sing fire 


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Sister Lou Ella Hickman, I.W.B.S. is a former teacher and librarian whose writings have appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies. Press 53 published her first book of poetry in 2015 entitled she: robed and wordless. She was nominated for the Pushcart Prize in 2017 and in 2020.