I Hear Dancing Feet

"I Hear Dancing Feet"


When I am with you
I must appear hushed,
reposed
unruffled too.
Yet! inside of me
I hear dancing feet.
Rumba
Can can
Cha cha CHA!

When I am with you,
do I seem
as a curled kitten
in the sun's rays on the window sill?
Alas! this spirit of mine
within
is bouncing on moonbeams
catnip
loose balls of twine!

When we are together
I must bear resemblance
to a placid wave of field daisies
and daffodils.
Hey! don't you see
the splendid weather
in me?
Shower rains.
Look! I am skipping
splashing
sloshing!

My dearest, you give to me your love,
a countenance of a dove
at twilight on a summer meadow.
I am indeed a reflection of that tranquility.
But wait! is there a full moon?
All the while I'm having a party
with hot air balloons
a ticker-tape parade
a safari:
leaping lions
rushing rhinos
zany zebras!

When we share tender moments
on a stroll
through a lush forest,
or even a romp on a candle lit pallet,
Oh my! passion ignites a blaze
so intense,
gusto
zest
fireworks!
You bring me to a place
I call a Mardi Gras!

Whenever we meet
my heart hears dancing feet!

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