Our Dance

Our rhythm altered

A new beat

Set to a melody

We had hummed

For long-

A tune we knew

By heart and ear,

Picked up one day

Without knowing

A steady

Step by step dance

That we choreographed

Without thought

Without discussion,

A motion we fell into

As easily as breathing,

Hand in hand

A tango through life-

Until one day

The beats of

Booted feet changed,

Took a new step

Created a new lead

Worth learning-

A foreign dance

With accelerated footwork,

Professional notes

Studied and performed

To create a basic structure

For the next beats,

The next dancers

To join our show

Once current movements

And today’s melody

Become as well known

And well practiced

As yesterday’s

Hot tune-

Once today’s song

Becomes yesterday’s memory,

Elevator music on our way

To our next destination

And we reminisce about the times

We could barely remember

To keep our dance alive.

Katrina Thornley is a nature poet and novelist that resides in Rhode Island. She has two poetry collections currently published, a novel, as well as a short story anthology. Her poetry collections "Arcadians: Lullaby in Nature" and "Arcadians: Wooden Mystics" were inspired by a local park and life in her small rural town. You can find them on Amazon now!

Also, be sure to give her a follow on Instagram (@seekatwrite).