ballroom (villanelle)

spin around, darling, dance with me
the harp, the flute, the violin
a waltz is easy - one, two, three

moving through this ballroom, we
forget what’s next or where we’ve been
spin around, darling, dance with me

I may not know you, but you see,
in this embrace we're almost kin
a waltz is easy - one, two, three

we move in wordless unity.
I bask in your laugh as I twirl you in
spin around, darling, dance with me

the music slows and so do we
moving closer, skin on skin
a waltz is easy - one, two, three

we step a footwork filigree.
before this ends, will you spin,
spin around, darling, dance with me?
a waltz is easy - one, two, three