The Eternal Dance

This poem was written in response to the Rattle® Poetry Ekphrastic Challenge for October 2022 and was ultimately not selected. You can find more information here.

https://www.rattle.com/ekphrastic/

The image that this poem was specifically written about can be found here. (October 2022 – René Bohnen’s “Ballet Above the Bay”)

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The Eternal Dance

Twirl me like wind

Spins autumnal leaves

Pull me in closer

To dance among trees

We flow like the river

We sway face to face

Water rolls over rock

To a rhythmic pace

A waltz by the willow

A tango past the pine

Like roots in the soil

Our fingers entwine

In passionate kiss

At the base of the oak

We are fire that smolders

In painted brush stroke

Gentle falling like rain

You let my hair down

To lie in the meadow

Wild flowers around

Caress my cheek softly

Down your back my hands run

The warmth of your skin

Under setting of sun

Love me this night

As we gaze at the sky

Show me the stars

That glitter in your eye

Then at breath of first dawn

Darling whisper my name

For all my life long

Your love will sustain

Submitted under MRB