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A Prayer of Dance

By evangelina

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Terpsichore! Why have you left me?   The dance is lost   and the music does   nothing to me anymore! Oh,Terpsichore! Where is the melody?   You gave me the insanity   to get lost in the harmony,   and I have lost once more. Dearest Terpsichore! Don't take it away!   You, dancer of the song,   knows what I feel   when I hear the classical score. Oh, Terpsichore, I am on my knees.   My pride and love will be yours.   The sweet movement that sweeps   the rythym under the shore   of your song is lost once more. Terpsichore, my muse of magical sway,     I cannot understand the decay     of this abandoned shelter.     If you could only lend me a day     of another succulent memory,     with a kiss of your lyre.   I have nothing more than my voice     as an instrument to your beauty.   My personal queen of nightly charm,   Terpsichore, I have felt the alarm   of living without your song.     Sweet, sweet, Terpsichore! Oh, I do   need to breathe your divine note   into my life of death.   Please, bright one, give me just   one more day of your gentle breath. Written March 26th, 2002 © on Mar 25 2002 05:55 PM PST   0 • 10

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