Dance With Me
(a line by E. Dickinson)
The chairs are lined
against the wall
while music beats one—
two and three
here to light measure
move the feet
It’s just you and I
in this hall
the music soars so
high and bright
dance with me in this
glowing night
Pamela Olson, 4/3/09
“Here to light measure, move the feet”
from Poem #24: “The Complete Poems of
Emily Dickinson” edited by Thomas H. Johnson
prompt of “three in a row”
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