that day I learned the tarantella
both hands together
on the baby grand
was a a day to celebrate
though I was only eight
and imagined a
red rose in my hair
a taffeta skirt
with a certain flair
a peasant blouse
with puffed out sleeves
and dancing dancing dancing.
with an emerald cummerbund;s
otherwise known as green
my grandfather laughed
in between scenes...
that was in the music box chimes
when we ate candy drops all the time
lemon and lime and sometimes tangerine
just before Christmas
and the reindeer scene
the nativity in the window set
to welcome small travelers
home.
mary angela douglas 22 october 2017
both hands together
on the baby grand
was a a day to celebrate
though I was only eight
and imagined a
red rose in my hair
a taffeta skirt
with a certain flair
a peasant blouse
with puffed out sleeves
and dancing dancing dancing.
with an emerald cummerbund;s
otherwise known as green
my grandfather laughed
in between scenes...
that was in the music box chimes
when we ate candy drops all the time
lemon and lime and sometimes tangerine
just before Christmas
and the reindeer scene
the nativity in the window set
to welcome small travelers
home.
mary angela douglas 22 october 2017
