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Dancing with an Angel
Waltzing with an angel,
Dancing on a cloud
Laughing at the danger
Sunbeams shining down
So fragile is the moment,
A ghost without a face
I touch your hand in passing
It takes my breath away
Dancing with an angel,
Floating on a cloud
The melody consumes us
We glide without a sound
So fragile is this moment,
A love without a place
You smile and darkness flees
My heart begins to race
Whirling with an angel,
Spinning all around
We shake the heavens loose
Stars falling to the ground
So fragile is the moment,
The spell is broken now
The cloud dissolves to tears
You’re nowhere to be found.
Abandoned by an angel,
Lost without a cloud
Weighted by the sadness,
I’m slowly sinking down
So fragile was the moment
I dreamed beyond my right
My pride explodes in starbursts
They fade into the night.
Dancing on a cloud
Laughing at the danger
Sunbeams shining down
So fragile is the moment,
A ghost without a face
I touch your hand in passing
It takes my breath away
Dancing with an angel,
Floating on a cloud
The melody consumes us
We glide without a sound
So fragile is this moment,
A love without a place
You smile and darkness flees
My heart begins to race
Whirling with an angel,
Spinning all around
We shake the heavens loose
Stars falling to the ground
So fragile is the moment,
The spell is broken now
The cloud dissolves to tears
You’re nowhere to be found.
Abandoned by an angel,
Lost without a cloud
Weighted by the sadness,
I’m slowly sinking down
So fragile was the moment
I dreamed beyond my right
My pride explodes in starbursts
They fade into the night.
Published 19th Jan 2021
Author's Note
This came in a rare mood of whimsy, partly inspired by a line in a poem I read on a friend’s blog. I hear it almost as a song in one of those old lavish early 20th century musicals, with Fred Astaire or Gene Kelly dancing & singing around a ballroom, dressed in a fancy tuxedo and such.
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20th Jan 2021 00:48am
20th Jan 2021 4:45am
At one point, I was going to try to write music to go along with how I heard it in my head. Then I realized that was way beyond my musical knowledge. So I just threw together a few chords to play it on guitar. Not quite the same.
Ironically, after posting this and having a couple glasses of wine, I got bummed out again (or maybe feeling down led to the wine, who knows?), I started listening to 70s songs. Came across an atypical 70s tune by Hurricane Smith, called "Oh Babe, What would you say?". The Youtube video is sooooo much like I picture this poem in my head. Maybe I just need to die and be reincarnated as a performer in ridiculously lavish 1920s musicals. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynN9AeY8IGc)
Ironically, after posting this and having a couple glasses of wine, I got bummed out again (or maybe feeling down led to the wine, who knows?), I started listening to 70s songs. Came across an atypical 70s tune by Hurricane Smith, called "Oh Babe, What would you say?". The Youtube video is sooooo much like I picture this poem in my head. Maybe I just need to die and be reincarnated as a performer in ridiculously lavish 1920s musicals. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynN9AeY8IGc)
