“The Snow Maiden” A Poem

 

 The Snow Maiden

The Snow Cascaded, Swirled and Blew
In the Magical Kingdom
Of the Land of Snow;

Amidst the Snow Flakes and Fairies,

The Snow Maiden Dances,

Twirling on Pointed Toes

From Moonbeam to Shadow;

Her Silhouette we followed 

From Forest to Meadow;

Snow and Ice are Her Friends,

The Coated White Earth is her Floor;

Center Stage from Heaven

The Stars Shine on Her,

Seeking no other;

She is the Snow Maiden

Graceful and Fair,

In her Fairy White Dress

With Star Light in her Hair;

Dancing in Bliss

With no Worries or Cares,

Delicate and Graceful

From Finger Tip to Toe,

She's Eloquent to Behold;

Her Eyes Sparkles like Crystals,

Amidst the Snow Fairies and Sprites,

She Waltzes in Solace

With Mystical Delight;

From Winter's Breath She Sprang

Twirling and Dancing in the Chilled Air

Through the Forest and the Fields

The Wind Whispers her name,

Brilliant and Translucent, Crystal

The Maiden of Heaven's White Veil.

Published 1997

by Peggy Fallin

Cherish You Forever - Snowflake Nutcracker Ballet

 

I shall cherish you 

Forever in my heart 

Be you near 

Or be you far 

We shall never really, be apart 

As I shall cherish you 

Forever, in my heart 

by Athey Thompson 

“May flights of angels sing thee to thy rest” Shakespeare

“Rejoice in the Dance”

Then shall the young women rejoice in the dance, and the young men and the old shall be merry. I will turn their mourning into joy; I will comfort them, and give them gladness for sorrow.

Jeremiah 31:13

Dancing Story Teller

Crystal Michelle Fallin, Dance Artist

She could dance and tell the most beautiful story without saying a single word.
 

“Lovely” A Poem

 

All that made you

 fragile and fierce;

clever and powerful;

wounded and creative;

layered and thoughtful;

moody and insightful;

wild and damaged,

Can be described in

One single word:

Lovely…

“A Soul who knew how to Dance”

 She always had that way about her.

With a heart that knew depths

Beyond this world, eyes that saw

The beauty in all things and a

Soul that just knew how to dance.

“I Praise you for I am Fearfully and Wonderfully Made”

Psalm 139:8-16

If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. 
If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, 
even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast. 
If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me,” 
even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you.
For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. 
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. 
My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. 
Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.

A Flower with a Graceful Soul

 

She was a flower with a graceful soul

Filled with passion and dreams…

A SENSITIVE PLANT in a garden grew,
And the young winds fed it with silver dew,
And it opened its fan-like leaves to the light,
And closed them beneath the kisses of night.
And the spring arose on the garden fair,	5
Like the spirit of love felt everywhere;
And each flower and herb on earth’s dark breast
Rose from the dreams of its wintry rest.

Spanish Chocolate Soloist - The Stars they Shine for You

 Crystal Michelle Fallin, Soloist as Spanish Chocolate in The Nutcracker Ballet 1996.  Presented by the St. Augustine Premier Ballet Company at Lewis Auditorium, Flagler Auditorium.  

The Maiden of Heaven’s White Veil

 Crystal Michelle Fallin, a Snowflake in the Waltz of the Snowflakes, Nutcracker Ballet performed by the St. Augustine Premier Ballet Company 1996.

The Snow Maiden

The Snow cascaded, swirled and blew,

in the Magical Kingdom

Of the Land of Snow;

Amidst the snow flakes and fairies.

The Snow Maiden dances,

Twirling on pointed toes

From moonbeam to shadow;

Her silhouette we follow

From forest to meadow;

Snow and ice are her friends,

The coated white earth is her floor;

Center stage from heaven

The stars shine on her,

Seeking no other;

She is the Snow Maiden

Graceful and fair,

in her fairy white dress

With star light in her hair;

Delicate and graceful

From finger tip to toe,

She's eloquent to behold;

Her eyes sparkles like Crystals

Amidst the snow fairies and sprites

She waltzes in solace

With mystical delight;

From winter's breath she came

Twirling and dancing in the chilled air;

Through the forest and the fields

The wind whispers her name,

Brilliant and translucent...Crystal

The maiden of heaven's white veil.

By Peggy Fallin

Dancer Crystal Michelle Fallin - “Searching the Sky for You”

Crystal Michelle Fallin 

June 19, 1984 - August 18, 2019

In Loving Memory

I search the sky for you thinking that if I just look hard enough maybe I’d catch a glimpse of you in heaven.  

Dance is Movement, Movement is Life

 

Dance is movement, Movement is Life.   Crystal Michelle Fallin as Spanish Chocolate soloist in Nutcracker Ballet at Flagler College Auditorium in St. Augustine, Florida.  Performed by the St. Augustine Premier Ballet Company.     

Let Your Light Shine

 

Nutcracker Ballet Land of Sweets - Mirlitons

Top picture is Crystal posing with her fellow Mirliton dancer, Liza backstage at the 1996 Nutcracker Ballet at Flagler College Auditorium.  The other photos are from the St.Augustine Record who featured the ballet dancers in their newspaper.  The middle photo, Crystal is in the back row, second dancer on the Left; bottom picture, she is posing with the Nutcracker..

A Nutcracker Christmas Tree

Christmas Nutcracker Ballet Ornaments of  Crystal Michelle Fallin’s roles she performed in the St. Augustine Nutcracker Ballet at Flagler College Auditorium from 1991 through 1997.

Arabian Coffee 1995

Spanish Chocolate 1996

Party Girl 1993

J

A Flower 1992 through 1997

U

A Snowflake 1992 through 1997

A Mirliton 1993 through 1996

A Soldier Doll 1993

A Harlequin Doll 1994

 Nutcracker Ballet Christmas ornaments hanging on our tree this season to honor our daughter Crystal Michelle Fallin seven years dancing in the Nutcracker Ballet:  Arabian Coffee, Spanish Chocolate, Snowflake and Demi- soloist in the Land of Snow, Flower, Rose Buds in Waltz  of the flowers, Mirliton, Soldier Doll, Harlequin Doll, and Party Girl.   In the battle scene, She was a soldier in 1991 and a mouse from 1992 through 1997.  

A Beautiful Flower Waltzing with the Sugar Plum Fairy

 

Crystal Michelle Fallin in Waltz of the Flowers,  Nutcracker Ballet at Flagler College Auditorium in 1995.  She was a member of the Premier Ballet Company.  She had six roles in the Nutcracker:  Harlequin Doll, Mouse, Snowflake, Arabian Coffee Soloist, Mirliton, and a flower.

Dashing Through the Snow - A Snowflake Angel

 Crystal Michelle Fallin as a Snowflake in the Nutcracker Ballet performed by the St Augustine Premier Ballet Company in 1994.  She performed 5 roles in the ballet:  Soldier Doll, mouse, snowflake, Mirliton, and a flower in the Waltz of the flowers.

The Snow Maiden

Crystal Michelle Fallin poses as a Snowflake from the Nutcracker Ballet presented by the St. Augustine Premier Ballet Company in 1997 at Flagler College Auditorium.  She was s Demi Soloist in the Waltz of the Snowflakes in The Land of Snow.  She also had roles as a mouse and a flower in the Waltz of the Flowers.  This was her 7th Nutcracker Ballet.

 

Beautiful Mirlitons - Nutcracker Ballet

 Crystal Michelle Fallin (R) and her dance partner Jackie (L)  pose in their Mirliton costumes for the 1996 St. Augustine Nutcracker Ballet at Flagler College Auditorium.  They were members of the Premier Ballet Company.  The Mirliton dance was performed on pointe for the first time by the Ballet Company.  The costumes were beautiful and perfect for a group pointe dance.