Write To Life     by Elana Horwitz

Secret Of Her Dance

Elana Horwitz

Originally published in Spirit Magazine


Esther was a woman of experienced years
and I was a child
so when our family went to that place where there was music and
fascinating people were dancing
I tried hard to fit in
but my steps were different, somehow
and I felt alone.


Then Grandma Esther said
Elana
we will dance together.


She took my hand.


Grandma Esther said
you don't have to
dance like everyone is dancing.


You can form your own circle
with your family.


You just join hands
with the people close to you
the plain people you find at your side
all the time
and step in tune with them.


You keep a smile on your face
and take small steps
together.


Esther was an exquisite dancer
a skilled artist
her vision brilliant on the moment, she composed
a dance that outlasted
her.