twenty-sixteen

then dance

in three-four time

cadencing            balancing

on precipice

then dance

trumpets

heralding             ushering

new and old

then dance

January wind-chill

settling in            stilling

tipping point of winter

then dance

violet blossoms

defying                purpling

a smiling softness

then dance

azure sky through bare branches

brighting              basking

this all snow

then dance

a new year

unrelenting        unstopping

        this waltz of life