Popular Poems About Dance

They congregate at the side of the stage
in the two thousand seat venue
dancing 
without a care
 
There are too many cares in the world
Los Angeles incinerating
Blizzards in Florida
An unhinged, dangerous president
Hundreds more I could list
 
Thousands
 
The old dancing girls have divorces
Double digit dress sizes
Wrinkles
Financial problems
Arthritis
Cancer remissions
Cancer recurrences
 
One lost her beloved 90-year-old mother
two months ago
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Love, in its essence, is an eternal flame
burning bright through the corridors of time.
In the quiet moments it whispers secrets
shared between souls like the rustling of leaves.

It is the meeting of hearts, unspoken understanding.
A gentle touch that speaks louder than words.
Love transcends the physical, reaching into the depths
binding us together in an unbreakable bond.

It is the comfort in the storm, a refuge.
The silent strength that holds us when we falter.
In its presence we find our truest selves.
Reflected...

If this woman is bald
and that man does braids
stop shitting and join the dance.

The rhythm pulses, bodies move
eyes meet, smiles meet.

In the center of the track the energy grows
arms rise, feet glide,
the sound envelops, the soul is freed.

Every step is a story told
each turn is a moment lived.
Dance unites, transforms and transcends
and in the end we are all one.

Lights flicker, shadows lengthen,
fragmented moments in time,
the harmony of a silent symphony.

Feet that stumble, hearts...