Waltz

What is this music

A sound of waltzing

A time for changing

I felt like singing

And when I felt it

I could not want to constrain it

I am a lonesome wordless beggar

But when I hear the sounds

My feet unthaw and reverse their decay

And when I start to sing

My body rings

With the vibrations of my call

And when I start to dance

At once, at last

I feel the beat of my heart

And when I see your face

With unflawed grace

I cry, I cry these tears of joy

I hear the waltz

I seal my lips

But the smile there

It can't be missed

And my wind winds down

My heart retreats

Back into dusted corners

And my body becomes

A symbol

My soul a tethered

My eyes to keep

How I love that waltz

How I love the beat