The Dance

by Karen A. Freeman

The dancer Her body Flowers
tall streaching join in
and lithe and bending respectful
stretches tensing and worship of
her hand relaxing the sun
upward in rhythm stretching out
to the stars with the to gather
and tides his rays
joining and the
their pounding At sunset
dance of life of ocean again
drums the dancer
The wind with birds
her In a forest flying
partner, glade in intricate
he brushes moonlitpatterns
back shadowsand a squirrel
her fall uponpauses
long the dancingthen runs
blonde fawnon
hair and shea swarm
and gently dreamsof gnats
moldsof joining inrise in a column
her clothesthe revelryto the
to herwith Bacchussun
bodyand the and then
Maenadsthe music
And hein the
plays forSunrisesound of
her on theand a symphonya child's
leaves ofof colorsvoice
the treesfills thelaughter
and theskyand
grasses ofas herplaying
the fieldjoyweave a
and theleapingstep
contoursboundseven she
of theover thecannot
rocks,risingfollow
a melodyorbinto
of soundthe future
and silence

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