A Dance Apart

This was written for someone that was once very special in my life.

A Dance Apart

 

We never got to dance did we,

yet somehow remembering

dancing in the moonlight

……..with you

feelings deep within

my heart playing a love song

 admitting my feelings

 ……..might have

finally released my soul

if only you'd spoken

in quiet whispers

the glow of your heart

might have unlocked mine

far beyond this body of flesh

deep within the soul

sensations might have

mingled in the wind

and we could become one

but for now we remain

just a dance apart

 

©  bj smith

aka shallimarRose

 

 

 

 

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Reviews

[Jack...]

This is so sad sweet Rose and I know, because I know this feeling well. Wanting to say something, express feelings but holding back for reasons unknown...longing for that dance and hoping it is not the last. Your poem has taken me to a grassy spot along side of a still lake at night with a three quarter moon glistneing on the water. I can hear the music, I want to dance, but don't. Very sad indeed.

[icelandicblue]

This is lovely and sad. There are those missed opportunities that disappear in the wind but we can't help but wonder what if...

[shallimarRose]

Thank you Blue.. xo Rose

[Hatchling]

One word ...... Beautiful

[shallimarRose]

Thank you Shy.. xo

[Hatchling]

you're welcome

[Sue]

I had this dance when I was 29 - it was a bittersweet moment when I realised I had loved this person for a long time - unfortunately it was too late as he had married four years previously - who knows if he ever felt the same and I missed out - perhaps that's why I found this poem so hauntingly beautiful and touching x

[shallimarRose]

Thank you Sue for reading. Its always nice to have someone relate so personally to something that I write. xo

[Coyote Poetry]

"but for now we remain
just a dance apart"
Funny how we regret what we didn't do. A beautiful poem. I have a few people I wished I asked for a slow dance and held on. Thank you for the outstanding poetry.
Coyote

[shallimarRose]

Thank you my friend for taking time to read and for always leaving me a review.. xo Rose

[Emerald Seas]

This speaks to me, Rose! I guess all of us have one lost love that haunts us in this way - the few words left unsaid, a desire to reach out not acted on, a dance not shared... sigh...
The title says it all doesn't it? Well crafted, my friend!

[wordwarrior]

Oh wow Rose, that ending id just so sad and makes me want to push these two people together. Your words are always so well chosen and perfect for each poem and ou create imagery that really pulls the reader in.
Beautifully penned. I love your writing!

[shallimarRose]

Thank you WW.. the ending is to show hope of maybe someday.. Thank you again for coming to read and the sweet comments.. xo Rose

[Mark]

sweet words! Enjoyed reading.

[shallimarRose]

Thank you Mark.. for taking the time.. ox

[Rita L. Sev]

Unrequited if onlys... every heart has them... Beautifully expressed here, Rose.

[shallimarRose]

Thank you Rita for taking the time to read.. xo Rose

[kublakhan27]

The pain of what could have been, or the one that got away...many times in my life have I lamented the introversion that prohibited me from learning to dance...a sad but evocatively beautiful piece...well-penned work Rosebud :)

[shallimarRose]

Thanks a lot Steve.. xo Rose

[melissa]

this is so sad but i love it though:(

[shallimarRose]

Thank you Milessa for pausing to read my work.. xo Rose