Dance the Dream
Begins as a dream
this thing, I call life.
Or maybe death
holds the power,
perhaps a dance
likely my attitude.
My belief, my attitude
physical form, a dream
foxtrot I dance
call it life
see the power
at the threshold of death
old unknown friend, death
will change my attitude
the universe owns the power
sees my days as a dream
changes my thoughts of life
as I approach the last dance.
For the ultimate dance
I knock at the door of death
At final hour, the countdown of life
Will I have a grace-filled attitude?
or will it be a ghoulish dream
filled with devils, demons wielding power.
I want the universe's power
to lead the dance
be master of the dream
bold in the face, I look at death
important is my attitude
when releasing worldly life
it appears that life
has it's own power
outrageous attitude
just a dance
dying is not death
only fear in a dream
create my ending dream , summit of my life
liberate fear, remove death's power
Dance fantasy of existence with grand, graceful attitude
(writing exercise using the same end words in strict format and using two end words in the last stanza)
Laurel Lindberg, September 29, 1997
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