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The Old Dancer


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Groaning, his knees crack as he carefully stand,
aching where in his joints old bones collide
and from his mind a joyful tavern band
revives to pluck a gentle, lilting waltz.
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His feet, no longer nimble as they were
clunk heavily upon the wooden boards
but never miss a beat. The music stirs
him to remember how he used to dance.
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And as he plods he feels as though
the swollen bones and creaking hipes
dissolve into the ether so
that he can glide and twirl and spin.
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Tired, swollen joints and muscles tightening
he gingerly sinks back into his chair.
The cushions wrap around his sagging limbs
and from his lungs a lengthy, weighted sigh.
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The dance smiles and
drifts away to sleep.
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