Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, MY LADY'S WITCHING DANCE, by CHARLES LOUIS HENRY WAGNER


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MY LADY'S WITCHING DANCE, by                    
First Line: On with the dance. My lady swings
Last Line: No longer twain, but one.
Subject(s): Dancing & Dancers; Witchcraft & Witches


On with the dance. My Lady swings
Her graceful form to rhythmic time,
Nor heeds the passing hour;
Her arm, undraped, she outward flings
In wondrous, joyful pantomime,
Oh, witching, witching power:
Amazed, I watch her as she glides,
Her gyral motion casts a spell
And holds me fast and still,
As light as fairy queen she rides,
No woodland nymph could e'er excel
My dancing Lady's skill.

On with the dance. My Lady leads
My heart a merry, merry chase,
And I, proud-willed, declare
I'll follow her o'er grassy meads,
O'er mounts, snow-capped, where brooklets race
And catch her in Love's snare;
No more shall doubts my heart beset,
No more shall fears of loss be rife,
Nor dizzy race be run;
But she and I shall pirouette
Along the rose-strewn paths of life,
No longer twain, but one.





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