THE DANCE

THE DRUM VIBRATES AWAKE,
THE SUN COVERS ALL OF THE WORLD,
THE WORLD HERE, THE POW-WOW WORLD,
IS HERE, TO BE HERE,
THE MASTER OF CEREMONIES HE JOKES & EXPLAINS,
IS A FRIEND,
THE LEAD SINGER BEGINS WITH HIS VOICE
THE PAST RETURNS
THE SECOND FOLLOWS UP
THE DANCERS ROTATE AROUND THE CIRCLE,
IN EACH STEP, IN EVERY MOVE,
THE HEARTBEAT LIVES IN THE SOULS,
IS, SO, REAL, IN BEING REAL,
THE COLORFUL SYMPHONY OF THE DANCE UNFLOLDS,
IN EACH DANCER, IN EVERY MOVE, IN ALL,
THE EYES WATCHING IN THE BLEACHERS,
THE VOICES AROUND THE DRUM,
THE DANCERS DANCING ALIVE,
THE THREADS OF IT ALL TOGETHER,
THE SAME, THE HUNT, THE SONGS, THE WARS, THE SORROW, THE WAY,
THE EVERYDAY, THE LIFE,
THE DANCE CONTINUES ON AND ON… STRONG BUFFALO