Pounding of drums
\ngyrating of hips
\nswirling of bodies
\nwhirling of long thick hair
\nhands moving eloquently
\nas if hands could speak
\neyes occasionally looking up
\nsomewhere between
\nthe pounding of drums
\nthe gyrating of hips
\nthe eyes looking up
\nthe mesmerizing effect
\nthe trancelike feeling
\nI realize the hula
\nis more than a dance
\na spiritual practice
\na form of worship
\nto whichever deity
\nor deities out of the
\nhundreds of gods
\nand goddesses
\nin the Hawaiian
\nspiritual tradition
\nthe dynamite dance is
\nzealously praying to.<\/p>\n
Bob Boyd<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Pounding of drums gyrating of hips swirling of bodies whirling of long thick hair hands moving eloquently as if hands could speak eyes occasionally looking up somewhere between the pounding of drums the gyrating of hips the eyes looking up the mesmerizing effect the trancelike feeling I realize the hula is more than a dance… Continue reading