Dancing Poem by Amera Andersen

Hush… then… slowly, the music starts
Your arm around my waist, we glide
Capturing stares from lovers hearts
You hold me firmly by your side

Your arm around my waist, we glide
We turn, I twirl, safe in your arms
My love for you I cannot hide
I’m so enamored by your charms

We turn, I twirl, safe in your arms
Caressed by satin, silk and lace
My body setting off alarms
You hold me in a firm embrace

Caressed by satin, silk and lace
My skirt caresses my soft skin
We dance as music fills this place
Gliding into a graceful spin


Author notes

Retourne:

Like so many other French forms, the retourne is all about repetition. It contains four quatrains (four-line stanzas) , and each line has eight syllables. The trick is that the first stanza's second line must also be the second stanza's first line, the first stanza's third line is the third stanza's first, and the first stanza's fourth line is the fourth stanza's first. Retournes do not have to rhyme.