Midnight Dance

A dance at midnight
   two faint shadows in the moonlight
   gliding across the terrace
   stretching into morning sun rise.
No desire for an end
   even as the day awakes
   set the music to restart
   rewind and play continuous
   over and over and over again.
Was it our song they played?

So many songs listened and heard
   were ours alone to be shared
   ever newer ones written on the stars
   gathering those emotions of the midnight dance.
Close your eyes
  let me touch your skin
  soft and caressing
  as the music plays
  in the background of evening light.
What song is it playing?

The title and the words escape me
   but for this moment, does it matter
   as we press close to one another
   and languish in the midnight dance.
Forever it is here I die in dreams
   in your arms the moments eagerly recalled
   kept in imagery and loving care
   those minutes once lost to time
   but safe in memories of the midnight dance.
Play the song again.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016


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Date: 9/7/2016 8:41:00 AM
DM, so romantic... " those minutes once lost to time but safe in memories of the midnight dance. Play the song again." beautifully written dear friend...those are my fave lines in the whole poem...loved this :)-luloo
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Date: 9/6/2016 4:36:00 PM
DM,it never ceases to amaze me the memories that can be stirred by a song or music for that matter. I thoroughly enjoyed the read.
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