Life Is a Dance

Sometimes life is such a bore we run on automatic; Then it’s time to tango for a dash of the dramatic. Or when things are dull and only gusto will suffice, We cha-cha or calypso to inject a dose of spice. We hustle off to work each morning, foxtrot through the day And hope that time’s electric slide just melts the hours away. At clock-out time we say goodbye and jitterbug on out; We hokey-pokey home because that’s what it’s all about. Some easy days we waltz on by; we’re caught up in the swing And lindy-hop or tap our way through all that life can bring. We may go round in circles or, to deal with our despair, Find someone we can partner with and do-so-do with flair. For life is like a dance and we are held within its sway; We dip and twirl and fake the steps, from polka to ballet. The music of the atmosphere imbues us with its beat And if we choose to hear it, we just follow with our feet.