Suite For Two Lutes, Edward Martin & Paul Berget Poem by RIC BASTASA

I like the dance of a man and a woman
Just the two of them
The man dances always behind the woman
And they mimic the art of wooing

To the sound of two lutes
Edward martin
& paul berget


at first the dance was sweet and charming
the man almost kissing the woman
while he holds her swaying hips

somehow the dance did not last that long
and people are aghast

the woman fell down
hurt her leg and so embarrassed
she could not stand
the man could not help it
he called for medical help
for first-aid

it was not the plan
all the lights were turned off
the curtains fell

it was more than the dance that I saw
accidents do happen even on stage.