twist and silence

only after the rock and sway
of the disco evening
did I understand well
the value Valentina placed
on the twist and silence
of the Book of Kells 

letters and limbs
capitals and contortions
the soul and the body grow
in simmetry and proportion

and the killing of calves for the vellum
the scouring of skin
would be murder 
just torture and sin
if the Gospels were written
for the denial of dancing

-but they weren't!-