I Watched a Dancer

Cheerful movements drew my gaze
From trashed-up sidewalks, splats of rain
To shapes behind the opened blinds;
I almost passed but changed my mind.

Just a dancer, nothing special,
But I was feeling sentimental;
And in her turns and dips and starts
I found some kind of peace at heart.

Her body bowed to greet the earth,
Then springing up in sudden mirth,
She raised her arms in graceful pose
And tiptoed 'round on pointed toes.

Before me was a world created,
Life's mysteries uncomplicated.
Beyond our jobs and cars and houses
Lies deeper Truth that dance espouses.

I moved along; I'd seen enough
To stick with me when times are tough.
While some are troubled without end,
That dancer still just leaps and bends.