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"The Dancing Trees" by Sage L. (Falcon_Heart27)
Silent feet and silent lips
We wind into the forest,
A dark procession
The night is heavy
And our breathing, still.
Keep your balance
Through the ages
Wide eyed children
Ancient sages
Find their way to the center there
Where the trees look like they're dancing
The trees look like they're dancing
Silhouetted against the sky
They twist and turn in nature's perfect elegance
And you must remember
That everything you touch
Is living, or came from something
That once lived
Is moving,
Faster than comprehendible,
And will continue
To move.
The trees danced slowly through the night
I turned my eyes to the summer sky
My feet followed the path, my eyes followed the stars
So I wandered in two directions
And wandered far
I found myself
In the middle of a maze
Constructed in the greatest beauty
Oh, my palace!
Twist, turn, writhe,
My beautiful labyrinth!
My home.
Our dark procession
Came across a clearing
Where the trees were so tall
They kissed the goddess Artemis, the moon
And there was no sound
Not even from the wind nor birds
As we filed in and sat in the wild pews
The air smelled like pine;
The darkness felt like a warm embrace
And then the wise council
Drifted to the stage
Circled 'round the bonfire
That spat sparks into the night
Flying, dancing, laughing
Spitting tongues of flame and light
We bowed and gave our offerings
They gave us lessons in return
To love and be loved
Is something we must learn
I saw shapes that night
Shifting in the trees
Flickering behind the masquerade
They laughed and grinned at me
Oh, my palace!
Twist, turn, writhe,
My beautiful labyrinth!
A disarming maze of forest
Spat us back into the world
We were raw, we were impassioned
Branches caressed my face as I passed by
We sang loud as we returned
Our voices echoed across the skies
Until the whole valley was filled
Under hill and over tree
With the beauty of three hundred voices
Learning how to see
And come the next night after
We were dancing like the trees.
