Like Lightning
Christopher Bernard
For the Ballet Afsaneh ensemble of dancers and choreographer Miriam Peretz
This poem was inspired by “Me-e-Raj Darvishan II: The Moment of Awakening,” danced by the Ballet Afsaneh and choreographed by Miriam Peretz, with music by the Neydavood Ensemble.
Listen to a reading of this poem.
Christopher Bernard is a founder and co-editor of Caveat Lector. His latest work is The Socialist's Garden of Verses, published by Regent Press and winner of a 2021 PEN Oakland Josephine Miles Award for Excellence; it is also listed as one of the "100 Best Indie Books of 2021" by Kirkus Reviews.
Image from Mystical Dance