A Midnight Dance: Based on Tchaikovsky's "Polish."
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Based on Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No.3 in D minor, Op.29, “Polish,” movement 3 Adante Elegianco
As the full moon rose
A silhouette slipped through
The halls of diamond and gold
To the greatest love she knew.
The shadows concealed her face
The silence was fragile and still
She took each step with haste
Moving in a rush, until
Her beauty was there
As the shadows part
Her face as fair
As her kind heart
The love then raced
In a gown for a ball
Across the hall
To the lover’s embrace
The lover then glanced around
The Sound echoing softly
Before taking her love’s hand
So the two together could flee.
They crept the golden halls
Hiding in the dark of night
Their steps echoed off the walls.
Their hands gripping tight
They arrived in the huge ballroom
The walls all decked with silver
They abandoned all their gloom
As the beauty gave them shivers.
The love glided to the floor
A shimmering dome overhead
Painted with figures so pure
And designs so intricate.
The lover followed behind
Meeting right in the center
Gently, their hands intertwined
As they started to sway and turn.
They danced just like
They’d learned before
But with no strife
To look out for
The lover swung her round
She laughed with delight
And when she let her down
The love felt oh so light.
She twirled and turned
Just like a top
Her great love burned
And would not stop.
Her feet were fast
As her fleeting heartbeat.
The lover swept her up
Lifting her off her feet.
Once on the ground
She twirled with ease.
Her dress spun round’
Flowed with the breeze.
The love stood en pointe.
One leg high in the air.
Lover’s heart fleeted with joy
At her love’s focus and care.
Love looked her in the eye.
They stood a foot apart.
With a smile bright as the sky,
She fell into her arms.
Lover pulled back with pure bliss
Joining hands just once more
Leaning in for one quick kiss
And leading her across the floor
Together they took in the sight
Of carvings made of gold,
Of horses ridden by white knights,
Portraits of young and old.
They stopped against the wall,
Both tired from the thrill
And the greatest feeling of all:
Pure love no one could kill.
A lamp turned on
A door swung shut
The dark was gone
With the drop of a foot
Lover grabbed her hand
And dragged her to the door
So that they could disband
Before they were observed
Throughout the halls
The sound was swept
Right off the walls
To those who slept.
The lovers scurried still,
For they still had the chance.
If they could, they will
Engage in one last Midnight dance
Quick as they can,
They twisted right
Went around the bend
And were out of sight.
They slipped right outside
Walking a path of stone
With no rules to abide,
Strolling as the moon shone.
Something caught the love’s eye
And she let out a gasp
She then started to fly
Right across the green grass
A garden in full bloom
Sat empty across the way
Lover arrived without gloom
As the love prepared to play
Red as violence
Were the roses tilting down
Purple were the violets,
That all matched her gown.
She laughed at the sight
Of the beauty in her hands
Her heart ringed with delight
Just like a wedding band.
Green laced the flowers
That circled the two like a ring
They shone at that hour
From the stars that gave them wings
She turned with excitement
And took her lovers hands
Which triggered the incitement
Of another midnight dance.
They twirled around the garden
Flowers rustling at their touch
For with the love it started,
Nothing was too much.
The moon shone bright
Upon the two
Under tiny lights
They pranced right through
The path of polished stone
That reflected light
When the stars shone
Every clear night.
With joy they cried
“This love is ours.”
She lifted her Love high
Right to the stars
She swept love into her arms
Spinning as they laughed
At just how far
They were from outcast.
She let her down
Both tired to the bone
With glee, they rested
On a bench of stone.
Love yet out a yawn
And moved closer
Eyes closed, energy gone,
Her head on lover’s shoulder.
The night deepened
A few stars fled
Lover smiled and
Kissed her forehead.
The sky wasn’t bright
For stars were gone
As the dark night
Prepared for dawn.
The Lover gazed out
At the city she was above
Peaceful, but without a doubt
Couldn’t compare to her Love.
The houses were tiny
Compared to the palace
But what they lacked in shiny
Was made up with no malice.
The buildings were dirty, though
Cramped with junk sky-high
But the lights from the windows
Made it resemble a night sky.
Nothing was as priceless
As the quiet peace of
town that looked lifeless
From so high up above.
As dawn approached
The lovebirds sneaked right
Back to the palace, almost
In a race with morning light.
The halls were dark
Even darker than before
As early morning’s lark
Prepared to sing a score
With caution, they sneaked
Through the empty halls
Though their legs felt weak
They moved faster than a crawl
They were almost home
To their rooms, they bound
But it froze them to the bone
When they heard the weakest sound
Without looking back
Lover rushed love to her room
For if she faced the attack
Love would be safe from the doom.
With love locked away
Lover turned around
And with no dismay
Saw only a mouse.
The Lover laughed
At her own fright.
As the mouse ran past
She kicked it with spite.
With that, she strolled
Her hands in her pockets
As the halls would uphold
A silence so solid.
The sun rose brightly
Casting light in the aisles
As the lover stopped slightly
Just to watch it and smile.