Transience

Drift of the ephemeral
Fleeting torsos fly
As the body sculpts the space
And motion fashions time.

Moments occur,
Then cease.
Patterns emerge,
To dissolve.
The light dims, the stage clears,
The performance disappears.

Traces in the faded footprints
And the waning memories remind
Of all that was the dancer
And all that was the dance.

© 1999 H.L. Hiew. All Rights Reserved.