Dancing Birds by Joey Racano

Dancing Birds

Out among the grasses
I saw the Dancing Birds
Snowy ballerinas
Defying all my words

Ghostly apparitions
Whose sweep of graceful wings
Held me rapt as they flapped
To the song a wetland sings

One wing up, one wing down
Two steps back and turn around
Now fly away- but not too far
So partner knows just where you are

You are the Dancing Birds
The tall white Dancing Birds
Males in white tuxedos
Bowed with handsome grace

To lady birds with feathered caps
That obscured their face
Necks entwined like serpents
Two hearts beat as one

Cheek to cheek and beak to beak
Until the dance was done
One wing up, one wing down
Two steps back, and turn around

Now fly away, but not too far
So partner knows just where you are
You are the dancing Birds
The graceful Dancing Birds
Snowy Dancing Birds
The lovely Dancing Birds


Joseph John Racano
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