Taking a solitary walk on the deck
of a bustling, crowded ship,
I am caught up, my attention drawn
by the movement of an aged duo
gliding across a stage gently swaying
with the motion of a tropical blue ocean

Mesmerized, I stand still watching
two smiling faces creased with life--
A man and his wife dancing together,
floating gracefully on the sweet strands spun
by the delicate fingers of a pianist,
lost in memories of years gone by

Oblivious to all but the music,
they move entranced in their dance
momentarily bemused, beautifully infused
with this momentary illusion,
this gentle musical transfusion of vibrant youth

As the music plays
they dream of days
long gone …

With eyes closed he can still see her,
a slim young fairy sweet and petite
held tightly in the arms of
a young man light on his feet,
both caught up in a moment of time
that seemed as if it would last …
… forever …

Charmed, I watch this tiny,
yet regal and lovely Ginger Rogers
dancing the night away with her own
dignified, debonair and handsome Fred Astaire
until the last mournful key soars through
the tropic night air and they open their eyes
to find themselves there standing
in the middle of an anonymous dance floor

Rudely awakened,
they are dreaming no more

Their song has been sung,
they are no longer young …

My heart breaks as I look at these
two elderly faces now struck with regret;
saddened by special moments re-captured
only to be freed by the dying notes of a grand piano

But when the music starts playing,
these old partners start swaying
and again I am charmed; mesmerized
by two smiling faces creased with life;
this man and his wife dancing together,
their lost memories of years gone by found;
in one enchanted evening …


@alicia winski - November 2009

Adrift on the Grandeur of the Seas …

Great read

Nice write, (((Ms. Wiz)))!!

Very nice

what a lovely vision of a long lasting love

alicia...well, you know already...

guess I need to learn to dance

to all~

And Mano, this ones for you

I can do that...just ask me to move my feet

That was lovely MsWizard

from
a wizard

cast
long ago

this
spell
bound
with magic
remaking
reality
invisible
and the
fantastic
alive

Thank you Sunny

(((((((Henry))))))))))