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The Fairy's Request
It was a simple question.
Formal sounding—
Old world and charming.
And yet, and yet...
It set the heart a-pounding.
An invitation
To a dance,
To advance,
To hold,
Perchance to dream.
To seem as if, as if
Within a dream
Of a dream.
Who can really tell?
Who can even guess
What emotions would swell?
"May I have the honour...?"
Yes.
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This one is most ethereal. It was a common way of requesting a dance and you suggest that in verse two but we are feeling that this is a lot more than an ordinary dance. An atmospheric and deep poem about an esoteric element in a life that is dreamy and exciting (the pounding heart) Thank you for it.
ReplyDeleteMore than a dance, yes.
ReplyDeleteIs not a dance often being described as being a vertical expression of a desire that is to be found in the horizontal presentation?
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