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Der Tanz

January 7, 2014
By KindStranger SILVER, Tucson, Arizona
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“They're certainly entitled to think that, and they're entitled to full respect for their opinions... but before I can live with other folks I've got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.” -HL

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On a soft summer night,
In a valley of chance,
Warm hearts glow so bright,
Souls of the night ready to dance.

Where trees grow tall,
And rivers held pregnant,
Ears so silent listen for the call,
Breaths held still and stagnant.

Finally, the silence broken,
Cheers held in too long,
Only a single token,
To join in the throng.

Twirling, spinning gracefully,
Smiling while they sway,
Dancing for eternity,
Clocks tick, ticking away.

© Sayda C., No. Bergen, NJ

The author's comments:
Just a lil' something I thought of after a heated conversation about the afterlife. We may just cease to exist but this is a more playful view on where a soul goes after leaving its mortal host.
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