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Darling—Would you dance this last dance with me? I thought of this question so intently as I gazed at You afar tonight across the busy dance floor and Your very smile and presence shined for all to see. It would take courage for me to ask for that dance! Looking at you first glance captivated my very emotions, And I thought, “How could this be?” “I’ve not met you!” Yet, I also saw your most magical and most warm smile, And roared inside of myself each time I heard your Funny, wonderful, and most exciting laughter so sweet! And so, I decided to move closer and closer to you while Passionately thinking and trying my best to conceal my Shyness and fear of looking foolish when I spoke to you. I knew that I had this one chance and didn’t want to blow it, And so I downed some fine alcohol to free up all my words! All this seemed like an eternity, but finally—there you were, And my inner voice cheering me on cried, “It’s Now or Never!” With that, our eyes met and locked at once, and I said, “Oh Gee!” You then smiled so warmly and laughed and touched my hand, And I knew then and there that you were the ONE in my life! At first, not talking, but looking at each other I noticed at once Your most beautiful blue eyes, radiant hair, and luscious red lips. Your touch, your scent, your smile, and your warmness captured My heart entire, and then I knew our meeting would entail much More than just a dance—it could be a dance for the rest of our life! And so, I thought: “Romeo, it’s time to talk, starting charming her!” But she spoke first, both gently and laughing, putting me at ease, And I was enchanted at once by her—and her voice had a melodic, Smooth tone that bewitched me as her eyes mesmerized me entire. We touched further, embraced, and kissed with so much delight! As we stood there as ONE locked deeply in our embrace and emotions, Time for us stood still as the sensual stirred the spiritual, further Enriching this splendid moment that we wanted to go on and on and on. After which we talked, walked hand-in-hand, never leaving each other. The evening grew later and the music was dying down now—it’s time! With this cue, I gently cupped her hand in mine and kissed her once More so very warmly while gazing lovingly and deeply into her eyes, And then my question finally surfaced and erupted with much delight— Darling—Would you dance this last dance with me tonight? We did, And it started a long romance-filled dance for the rest of our life! Gary Bateman, Copyright © All Rights Reserved, Schoeningen, Germany (November 8, 2014) (Narrative poetic format)
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