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Ballroom Dancing Park
I.
Twenty dancing couples
The Blue Danube ringing clear
Dainty feet like tops upon
The marble floor
Errant rays of light on faces of delight
Cinderella and her prince
Surrounded by walls of mirrors
Countless flashes of scarlet velvet
Piles of top hats all the same
A ball without a flaw
Gay laughter singing high while
Grand chuckles echo in unison
Conversation surrounds
Voices become one
II.
You and I
Him and her
Lord and Lady
One steady gaze and slow waltz
A cruel torture as feet move steadily
Eyes shrouded in mist, but no water
Parched mouths
Only dance
Not wine
Pounding beats within the ear
Waltz drowned out by steady roar
Bright spark invisible as
Palms brush and part anew
Vision askew
Only swirls of red marble
Lashes tickling skin, darkness again
Shoes still moving, dress too
Ending beats soon to come
Heat enough to wish for snow
Dizzying cloud of red and you
III.
Vision back, only blue hue
Eyes that lock and share of
All to come
As waltz fades
Ballroom recedes into imagination
Cinderella gone at twelve strike
Now only breaths collide in
Cool winter dusk
You and I
Waltzing alone
Velvet gowns, sweaters
Top hats, woolen caps
We start again