Inspired by photography of Brooke Shaden at: http://brookeshaden.com/gallery/
shiny power from
imagination’s station
bursts into dusty room
of beautifully tired mind;
ideas full-throttle steaming,
bells clang, lantern gleaming,
an archetypical locomotive
that sweeps any confusion
off flexing steel rails onto
sooty hardwood flooring;
while graceful barefoot
thoughts pose, entranced
by marvelous miniature
revelation which may
inspire fresh energy
for creativity; black
and white contrast
needs fleshing out,
expressed in muscular
tones of new dance steps,
art’s arabesque.
a poem in my pocket 
Sep 25, 2014 @ 12:22:47
Cool to marry the ballerina with the locomotive and consider the inspiration behind both…extraordinary!
Sep 25, 2014 @ 02:38:57
What a cautionary tale – make sure dreaming doesn’t get in the way of achieving!
Sep 24, 2014 @ 17:18:46
A child’s toy come to life to inspire a new dance. Lovely story.
Sep 24, 2014 @ 16:27:54
She is graceful barefoot, true, and a very graceful poem, and inspiring poem.