Dance With Me

Okay, so I'm really itching to go to New Orleans. Like, seriously. I'm really considering looking at a summer roadtrip. And after recent conversation(s), I've found myself inspired by the city, the atmosphere, the... possibilities. So, here's my NOLA inspired poem--I know, right? I haven't written poetry in forEVER! Disclaimer: I'm not from New Orleeeeeeans (just for you, Harrison :P), so it's not going to be 100% accurate or authentic. But, hey, you try to rhyme something like beignet!

Dance With Me

Dance with me
under a rhythm and blues moon,
beneath a bourbon-blanketed sky.
We’ll sway in the heat of June
to the sounds of a familiar zydeco tune.
Just you and I,
me and you,
not a care.
Nothing to do.
But to dance.
Together.
Tonight.
In our beloved New Orleans
What a sight!

Hold me close.
Dance to the beat;
the sounds of jazz swelling beneath our feet.
We’ll dance ‘til the Saints Come Marchin’ In,
‘til the crickets stop singin’
‘til they call us home
'til there’s nowhere left to roam.
Just you and I,
me and you,
not a care.
Nothing to do.
But to dance.
Together.
Tonight.
In our beloved New Orleans
What a sight!

Never let me go.
We'll circle Jackson Square.
With the scent of jambalaya thinning the air,
we'll watch the sun rise over the Mississippi.
See the sparkling water so pretty,
hear the saxes fade
as we wished we had stayed,
uninhibited and unafraid.
Here.
Together.
Tonight.
Dancing.
Beneath a New Orleans street light.

.:~o*'Kaylyn'*o~:.