Does the Bear Dance

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You may ask—
Does the Bear
dance with me
on a moonlit
summer night?
You bet he does
as I hold his paw
in the palm
of my hand
light.

We spin
with the world
and the stars
in a kaleidoscope
of colours
whirling in time
with our steps,
the beat of our
hearts, laughing
with each
other.

Sometimes
the moon
and the sun
argue over
who will
tuck me in
at night,
when our
dance
slows down
to a waltz, the
last dance
in the love song
of life—
You may say,
This is too much fun—
But, I am willing to share
the source, where
you may too
dance a dance
under the soft
moonlight
and of course
take the paw
of a bear in the
palm of your hand,
dance across the land
in a kaleidoscope
of colours,
where the sun and the moon
will argue over who
will tuck you in,
when your heart's flutter
and laughter
comes down from touching
the tip of an angel's wing
and slows
with a last waltz
a last lingering
loving dance
in the dance
of life.

In response, and inspired by a poem within the book, THE GIFT, Poems by HAFIZ, The Great Sufi Master, Translations by Daniel Ladinsky.

Certainly not to say I am a master or even an apprentice in any way of poetry or mystical insight—all is simply a creative endeavor to see what my own mind and heart may say of the poem, to try and put it into my own words, or simply to respond to the ideas set forth by HAFIZ, and translated by Daniel.

(My apologies, this footnote will be repeated as I intend, at least presently, to continue in this mode for awhile. I am quite curious how AI will interpret things and how I may work and play, tweek words and such to perhaps change the direction AI is taking, in the end, hopefully to make a dream worthwhile sharing.)

(poem my own) Now, Thanks to Riffusion, there is a song as well—if you wish to give a listen, follow the link below : )
https://www.riffusion.com/riff/c1dafe37-94cc-488c-b3f5-bb3c108db134