Poetry: Eternity In His Mind

Eternity In His Mind

He reached his fingers to the stars

willed his legs to dance

forced his head so far back

that in the bow of his body

the bridge of his dance

allowed particles of flaring sunlight

little faeries of elation

to traverse to the other side.

He saw his lean lithe body

pirouette and position,

ran screaming from one side to the next

in a perpetual wish to catch

that last step, that last grand

move, to capture small smiles

for infinity in his psyche.

He said adieu to his last dance

farewell to the music

only his ears could capture

goodbye to a world of ballet

without him, his choreography
no longer visible but still
resonating in this time and space
where once he moved.

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April 6, 2017

He reached his fingers to the stars

..willed his legs to dance
....saw his lithe body

.....pirouette and position

....ran screaming from side to side

...in a wish to catch

..that step, to capture

.that last grand move,

for infinity

........He said adieu to ballet

.........goodbye to the world of dance

..........his choreography
.........(no longer visible) still
........resonated in time and space
.......where once he moved.