DANCING


Another nights sleep

All cuddled up in the blankets

Quiet breathing

Her eyes closed

She is dancing at the county fair

Her hair bouncing

A smile of joy

The music filling the air

Someday her Prince will come

She will be grown

Tall as the maple

Outside her window

Satisfied now with slumber

And dream of what might be

Innocence in the present

Twirling across the floor

The snow is falling

Still the dream of summer

Of running in the fields

Along tall hills, play

The creek will run again

She will have her freedom

On the other side of walls

But it is silent this night

Silent except in her mind


Michael V Hechtman