Dancing Gown Poem by Janet Budd

I was given a dancing gown,
woven by the dew drops just for me.
Each thread, it was untangled from a dream.
The warp and weft were loose. In between
lay gold dust by the breeze bequeathed.
I leapt from a rainbow,
ran down a sunbeam to the floor.
Dawn’s blue mist whispered to me, ‘Dance’.
‘Dance for evermore’.
I see a sea of faces stretch from stage to shore.
My toes alight on sparkles from their eyes.
My body floats upon forgetful tears.
I was given a dancing gown,
So I could make time stand still.