Shadow Dance

Circa 1994. Written after watching the musical fireworks display at Butchart Gardens

I looked upon it with awe
and wonder
I looked upon it with
the fascination of a child

I blinked maybe twice

The sky was illuminated
with every colour
and it seemed to linger
for hours

The water glistened below
and looked
just like the sky
The fire lit up
and the trees cast shadows
that danced in time to the flames

The curling smoke in the sky
seemed to tell me a story
A story of long ago
when everything looked this way

The smoke twisted around the trees
as if it was caressing them

The pictures in the smoke
summoned me
and I lost myself
in all the beauty

No other people were there
yet,
I was far from alone
The spirits of nature danced with me
The smoke swirled around
and warmed my body

I felt so much love

I daren't close my eyes
in case
it should
disappear
But it never did and never will

No one could see it
but it didn't end
It made an impression
that will
last in the heart forever
A wonderful memory,
of love.