With A Sigh *****

Last night all dressed up in our finery
my friend and I went to the ballet
A treat for my birthday
Had dinner a little wine some, champers
A good chat great company
We talked about everything, under the sun
About love life and everything else in between
So we popped the corks chin, chinning each other
Wishing me a happy birthday...
And with much excitement and merriment
We walked into the theatre find our seats and wait
A full house;
O' I so love the ballet, taking me into another dimension
Of life, of make-believe!
Finally lights out almost, as with a sigh
Reaching a crescendo, the music
Sending shivers down my spine, the first scene
Rather emotional, always the same feeling, my throat swells
Tears dancing behind my eyes
Tried so hard not to blubber, so full my heart
As it progressed I was there with them
Step by step I knew the sequence
Feeling every little change in the music
As they spun and pirouetted telling the story
And in my mind, I swayed and moved with them
Evoking in my mind my soul!
An enchantment;
The vision before me, every little step was taken
I was there with them, following from scene to scene
I knew with each change in the music
Telling the story of love and glory and sorrow intermingled
The movement in their bodies the fluidity
Every little nuance mesmerising!
Unfurling the story of a love unconditional
And the music whispering painfully echoing their love
The awesome sounds filling, my heart
Carrying me into heights, into infinity
A tear spilling from my eyes as they danced
And undulated, going from sigh to sigh
And with such wondrous sounds, the Mazurka came in
Words I have not to describe the feeling
Filling my mind my eyes as they moved as if on a cloud
In a dream; The jocker setting each scene, wonderful was he!
Introducing the Spanish, dancers with much merriment
As they danced and marked each step, such enjoyment
O' what a sound
Then the malevolent swan comes in spoiling the fun
Watching from afar;
Separating the young lovers with his majestic, movements
Then the little swans come in unison, as if in a cloud
the movement's as if in a whisper their, feathers trembling in the breeze
Malevolent swan, watching from afar, separating the young lovers
Choreographed so beautifully, the fluidity of their limbs
I wanted it not to end...
Finally, malevolent swan dying, love in his heart
Proudly, displayed her shoulder high, majestically
The battle he had lost, collapsing dying broken-hearted
Majestically, hard hitting the ground;
And all the while, wondrous sounds playing
As his last breath, escapes his body
With a sigh!!
And so choked was I!!