Falling Slowly

All is so beautiful, so permanent, so lasting... Until it fades away and one thing remains.

Blazing summer
Turns to chipper fall.
And all come to dance
At the prince's ball.
Spinning dresses,
Swirling, whirling.
Men twirling with their partners
As I stand alone.
The wind rustles the eaves,
Sending the leaves
Scurrying from branch's tenuous hold,
To dance in the wind
During their brief plummet to earth.
Falling slowly
All around me
Until they finally
Stop.
The partners are fading,
The music playing
As though
Nothing is wrong.
The color bleaches from them,
But some
Stay.
Until the heavens
Open up
And let the rain
Pour out.
They seek shelter,
But still I stay
Alone.
As the sunlight hits the rain.
I am drenched,
And it still continues to rain,
The tiny droplets
Falling slowly
All around me
Like tiny crystal
Drops.
I move to the center
Of the dance floor,
That solitary marble slab,
Alone in the garden,
Swept by a coating of
Leaves.
I turn around.
I am no longer alone.
Then I realize,
I never was.
The man walks up to me,
Bows deeply, courteously,
And holds out His hand.
Once rejected
Slapped away,
Despised.
Now the scarred hand,
My greatest prize.
Cautiously, I take His hand,
And the music once more starts to
Play.
The rain is pouring,
Drenching us
From head to toe.
Then it stills,
Almost frozen in time,
The silvery sheeting rain
Falling slowly
All around us
Until it finally stops.
And He does not let go.
Somehow, I know
He will never let go
And I
Am
Finally
Home.

Author's Note

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Reviews

[Justin]

that was really good erin, i really enjoyed reading it, keep it up :)

[Erin Winter]

Thanks justin!

[Justin]

your welcome erin, it was really good ;)

[Eddie Davis]

Wow, I really liked this, and it was very nicely crafted. Quite impressive and beautiful. Life is indeed a dance, but our final dance partner is worth the wait.

[Erin Winter]

Thank you, that really means a lot.