Matthew Anish Poet Free verse

Dancing On Thin Ice

Let the motions
of the moon
     guide you through
the bitter years
     There's no escaping 
the scythe of the Grim 
Reaper
     but before you learn 
the truth about the end
   Dance your dance!
I know, I know
             that you are 
            dancing on thin ice
  but even while lights
you can move gracefully on the floor
or in a garden (if you are lucky enough 
    to be in one)
      Defy time and 
dance to the music 
            of the celestial 
orchestra
       only you
     can carve 
your initials into stone
     Fleeting rhythms 
              and fleeting years
but you see through the haze
     you'll see the truth 
when it comes upon you
     and as it approaches
               be ready 
for it enters softly
like a kitten walking 
   behind its mother

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