A saxophone intoxicates
the silence with familiar strains

a melody we know so well

as tune and pupils start to swell

impelled by rhythms
deep within

we rise
and then our dance begins

your soft warm hands
enwrapping mine

our arms enfolded
legs entwined

and calmly we will
sway to song

as others look
some lovers long

to be so open
tender
near

to move through music
far from fear

as we two
pivot

lean
and kiss

whisper

linger

reminisce

engendering fresh memories
for all our years

as fingers squeeze
then necks caress
the tempo

slow

in perfumed air

your skin aglow
by mellow lanterns

candlelight

and this sweet tango dares the night
to stay awake
when most would sleep

with limbs still willing

old hearts leap

renewed
more youthful through each turn

while notes flow

knowing
passions yearn
to keep this rhapsodic romance

and so we hold

and how we dance.