Midnight Waltz

Selective hearing of the heart.

Dressed to the nines, quite refined

Dancing with the queen of the land

But all the while you disregard

Her translucent face and hands

In fact, all is tinged with distortion

A young nightmare's garbled sigh

And yet, the wild hopeful heart

Chooses to omit and deny

Suddenly, from the symphony erupts

A dissonant chord, sickly stricken

The ballroom dims; faces fade

And the cellists' bows quicken

A molten devastation

Creeps through crimson walls

Yet your countenance stays soft

As you glide through the halls

The tapestries burst into flames 

Smoke permeates, heavy and hot

Despite exponential eradication

Your grace and rhythm suffers not

Surely you cannot deny

You know the fate of this place

For you dance through the night

While the flames lick your face

Author's Note

Image: http://artruby.com/post/42370207013/gayle-mandle-and-julia-mandle-burning-throne

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

I loved the song and the words.
"The tapestries burst into flames
Smoke permeates, heavy and hot
Despite exponential eradication
Your grace and rhythm suffers not"
The above lines. I could write a epic poem from. I liked the complete poem leading to proper ending. Thank you for sharing the amazing poetry.
Coyote

[Cobblestone Traveler]

Thank you so much for your kind words. Glad you enjoyed it!

[Coyote Poetry]

I did enjoy and you are welcome.

[Bacchus]

finally
word that read like paint
well done
i really like the picture and how it changes
around the dancer

[Cobblestone Traveler]

Thank you so much. Those are very kind words.

[Emily]

I really like the 3rd stanza!!
Keep it up!!

[Cobblestone Traveler]

Thank you so much!

[B]

Put a smile on my face
I like how it flows
And how light it feels

[Cobblestone Traveler]

I greatly appreciate your delightful review. Thank you for stopping by!

[several thousand]

Super imagery! Very descriptive poem! A molten devastation. Nicely done.
Stay inspired. =]

[Cobblestone Traveler]

I'm glad you enjoyed it; thank you so much!

[Deandra Dawn]

I love the imagery that you evoke here with your words.

[Cobblestone Traveler]

I appreciate your kind review. Thank you so much for taking the time to read.

[Deandra Dawn]

It was my pleasure.