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The Last Song

January 24, 2012
By Satchen SILVER, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Satchen SILVER, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go...”
Dr. Seuss, "Oh, the Places You'll Go!"


Take my hand and let us go.
Hurry my Lady, there is not much time.
This song will be the final song of the night

and I wish to dance with you.

Really, well and truly?
Dost thou wish to dance with me?

Yes, my Lady. I do desire to dance with thee
For every lady I see
has a partner with which to dance,
every lady except for thee.

I feel flattered by thee,
but thy forgiveness I do beg for,
for I know not how to dance
and I have never been taught before.

Indeed, my Lady, I shall.
But hurry!
The band is about to play the final song.

Kind and noble Sir, I don't believe I can.

Dearest Lady, just follow me
and I shall show thee how to dance.
Let that thought in your head
and the demureness in thy heart
be swept carelessly away
as I show thee what a lovely dancer that I art.

Kind and noble Sir, thou art a lovely dancer indeed,
but I know not how to dance.

My Lady, how foolish and naive
thou can be.
Thou art dancing at this very moment
and a superb dancer thou art indeed.

Why, so it would seem that I am dancing.
How marvelous this is!

My dearest Lady, please take care
as I lead thee
through the final melody.

Lead away, kind and noble Sir!
I would never have another partner
lead me through this final song...

The last notes are fading away.
I think the song is over at last.
Such a pity,
for I have enjoyed my dance with thee.

The last song has finished my Lady.
How dost thou feel,
now that I have showed thee how to dance?

I feel wonderful and exhilarated,
almost as if I could the stars!
How else to describe this feeling,
I cannot say...

Thy forgiveness I do beg, but I wish to tell thee
before thou leaves me.
Thou dost not need to describe thy first dance.
Cherish it; reminisce upon it; hold it near to thy heart.

Know only now, that thou can dance...

The author's comments:
This poem is just supposed to tell the ironic story of a lady's first formal dance. She believes she cannot dance, but when a kind gentleman invites her to dance, she turns out to be an excellent dancer.

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