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At the dance

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Medley tunes as if 

deciding which part 

of a lover’s body 

to concentrate on 

first 


Get inspired – 

the light, 

the day, 

the season, 

the guitarist, 

the way you feel


Let the rhythm sway 

to the dance 

in your blood 


Shimmy off the rails into 

a fiddler’s dream 

Slide into the groove 

and do that boogaloo 

thing with your bow, 

throwing notes 

at the dancers’ 

rhythm spot, 

watching them bend 

to the bounce 


Arc of heaven 

in the right hands 


I humbly pray 

those hands 

be mine 

for even one 

moment 

tonight 

 

© Donna Hébert , 1996. All rights reserved. Photo © 2009 Pam Gonyer. All rights reserved.

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