Skydance

Created by Faith Hubley Words by Elizabeth Swados Created by Faith Hubley

Words by Elizabeth Swados

Antholo g y Editions

Skydance, created by Faith Hubley

First published in 1981 by Harper & Row

This edition published by Anthology Editions, 2023 87 Guernsey Street, Brooklyn, NY 11222

All rights reserved under Pan American and International Copyright Conventions. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior consent of the publishers.

Image restoration by Maura Murnane

Printed in China

ISBN: 978-1-944860-48-6

Library of Congress Control Number: 2022941206

For John Hubley

We are the creatures in the sky Ya ha ha

How high must I climb

To say hello?

As high as a dream Ya ha ha Ya ha ha

Do sky creatures dance?

float

We

jump

We

whirl

We

O dancing We are dancing

Slow kick Toe kick

Space kick Float

Two step Two step Twin step Dance

We are the keepers of the sky

Where is the sun?

Behind the moon

Bring back the sun

Dance to the sun drum

Kitha taka tum

Sail through the sky, moon god! Yi yi yi!

rise!

Moon

rise!

Sun

Dazzle razzle bump sway

Wiggle giggle turn

fire flame flap

Fly

Many headed gleeful glider

Boing boink quonk

Belly floating sky swimming

Crackle crackle zing hello

Will you invite me to dance?

Yes!

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