Waltz

Slowly swaying,

Slowly moving,

The gentle lilt of a string quartet:

A waltz in the late afternoon sun;

Arm resting gently on my waist,

Hand in hand,

Pulling me along

Through dainty anemone petals brushing my ankles,

Warmth of the summer,

Of your kindness:

Heaven.

It calls to mind many a night

Still warm from the sun-kissed day,

Lit by stars, paper lanterns, fireflies;

You and I in the midst of it all,

Spinning slowly

Like the old-man moon above

Who knows no time;

The days lasted forever,

The nights even longer:

We were young and immortal.

And, oh, the times we had in those days!

The things we would get up to,

The escapades,

The endless party of youth;

We could do anything,

And so we did.

But it's all over now, isn't it?

That eternity came to and end;

We didn't get older, exactly,

But I feel so old.

But I'm back in that time now,

When the music and the merriment were plenty,

And when the milk and honey were always flowing;

I'm back in your arms

Reliving it all

Enveloped in sweet, golden sunlight

Like I once was in your embrace.

It's not real, though,

And a cold washes over my heart;

It's not real;

Lying down among the sweet petals,

Red, white, purple, blue,

Blue, blue...

And I see I've only been dancing with myself,

Dancing with myself all along,

All alone,

My own arms wrapped tight to my waist,

My own voice humming the music,

My own tears...

The clouds cover the sun;

The waltz in my heart dies.

Reviews

[alifeacoustic]

This is truly beautiful. A woman lost in the giddiness of youth, transported back to those wonderful days of not just happiness, but bliss. feeling again, those oft told tales of when we were young, but this time, smelling it, tasting it, living it again. A tragically beautiful and bittersweet end....
And I see I've only been dancing with myself,
Dancing with myself all along,
All alone,
My own arms wrapped tight to my waist
My own voice humming the music,
My own tears...
The clouds cover the sun;
The waltz in my heart dies.

Thank you for sharing this. It is beautiful.