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Beyond the Dance
Seek a life beyond the dance
that span of staid circumstance
those tunes clinging to the past
embracing moves now long lapsed
classics are spun once again
look beyond that tired domain
cantos to tradition’s rut
now a dirge too many trust
ten thousand steps in unison
once thought to be jubilant
now a procession without end
for the march of the condemned
the dance may still exist
harmony instead of the old dread
if vitality seeks its own song
before the sounding of life's gong.
© 2020. Sean Green. All Rights Reserved. 20200225.
that span of staid circumstance
those tunes clinging to the past
embracing moves now long lapsed
classics are spun once again
look beyond that tired domain
cantos to tradition’s rut
now a dirge too many trust
ten thousand steps in unison
once thought to be jubilant
now a procession without end
for the march of the condemned
the dance may still exist
harmony instead of the old dread
if vitality seeks its own song
before the sounding of life's gong.
© 2020. Sean Green. All Rights Reserved. 20200225.
Published 8th Apr 2020
Author's Note
The poem “Beyond the Dance” is about striving to live beyond the normative.
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8th Apr 2020 3:15am
You live life to the fullest and try to get out of your comfort zone. Great poem. Keep on writing.
