that Poem . . .

that poem

i stood

i looked life in the eye

and i began to speak

i spoke of my

dancing heart

my dancing thoughts

my dancing dreams

in dancing tones

yes,

i danced through the syllables

with joy

formulating words

to create verse

for i was being

that poem

called gratitude

called life

that poem

© 1 June 2011 : William S. Peters, Sr.