Dancing Girl
Perfect moments
Her arms stretch out from her sides
She spins,
In one circle after another
Her blonde hair lifts off her shoulders
She twirls,
Around and round
Her head tilts back
Her eyes look up at the ceiling
As though she can see
The sky beyond
Her voice carries in perfect pitch
Over music coming from speakers
Older than she is
She glides on bare feet
Her small legs moving above
Thick tufts of carpet
Her hands open
Each finger stretching out
Both arms spreading further apart
She turns in perfect rhythm
Faster and faster
Her shoulders out over
The arch in her back
The clear image of her gone
She pirouettes out of focus
Her dress floating
Above her knees
-
A leaf falls
From a tree
Beyond the glass
Of the lone window
Behind her,
I Take a drink of coffee, and
I know moments like these
Don't always come
This Perfect
I ask,
Who my princess is
She laughs,
I am your princess
Who’s my best friend
She smiles,
I am your best friend
I love you
I love you too, Daddy
The song ends
She stops,
Turning to look at me
I already know what she wants
But she asks anyway
I want to listen to my album, daddy
I lift the clear plexiglass
Covering the turntable
The needle moves
Over the vinyl already
Spinning below
Idina Menzel’s voice fills the room
Snow glows white on the mountain tonight
She twirls,
Away again
Singing with Idina
I listen to her duet
As she dances
On tip toes
At four years old, almost five
She is my whole world,
My everything
I Take a drink of coffee, and
I know moments like these
Don't always come
This Perfect.
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"Poetry is what happens when nothing else can"
Charles Bukowski
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Comments (5)
Oh, this brought tears to my eyes. My little girl is almost an adult and I miss those innocent moments of pure joy and just living in the moment. Beautifully written. Thank you for sharing :)
Awwww, she's soooo adorable and she looks so happy in the photo! Such a wonderful poem for her! I loved it so much!
How precious. I love this. So beautifully and gently written.
Beautiful, heartwarming piece. Well done.
This was beautiful!