Tentative steps, unrehearsed, moving awkwardly.
\nGaining pace, each other’s grace lends fluidity
\nHalf-remembered forms returning as the music plays,
\nConfidently stepping forward, trusting each to know the way.<\/p>\n
Heading for\u00a0that vital moment, landing blind in perfect time,
\nTempo heating up, the movement coming forth from just one mind,
\nDrawing closer in the music, risking moves not seen before,
\nSlow and gentle steps returning, see these strangers own the floor<\/p>\n
When the final dance is over, he may\u00a0think to ask her name
\nOr may not, perhaps one evening’s all these dancers want to claim
\nSimple joys, to find a partner who can match us, slow and swift,
\nFor an hour, or for a lifetime, dancing partners are a gift.<\/p>\n
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