Poem - February / March 2005

Bedroom Waltz

– © 2005 L. Dudley


After days of flirtations, the moon turns full face to the stars.
It smiles, and the stars twinkle and cheer with delight.
They dance. They dance across the velvet ink sky.
Later, the stars will court the moon again,
to see her smile and dance.

After days of flirtations, I turn to you this night.
Half smiling, I look for you, but you're not here.
And the night is clouded in doubt and sorrow.

For no other reason than to distract my sorrow,
I look to the moon.
And through the clouds, she winks at me.
My heart smiles,
and thoughts of the moon and stars dance
in my dreams all night.

When I awake, my hearts welcomes the sun.
The sun smiles, and they dance all day with delight.

And when the night comes, we all dance;
the moon, the stars, the sun and my heart.

So on the nights when I miss you,
when I miss the warmth of your touch, I turn.

And after days of flirtations, I turn full faced to the night.
She smiles, and we dance.

And we're dancing.


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