2.26.14 Aimee Ballerina

That night, as gentle snowflakes twirled in time through the air, 

an angelic girl took her first tiny dance steps. 

In the shimmer of early morning or buried in black midnight, 

Aimee has loved to dance since that first moment of her life. She is a ballerina.

 The calendar now marks 5 years and Aimee continues her secret steps. 

No one on earth has seen her pirouettes. She feels the world rushing by. 

The people passing see her pretty face and hear her twinkling laugh.

Many of these people love Aimee ballerina and hold her close inside, 

but none truly know how much she loves to dance. 

 Day after day Aimee ties the ribbons on her special ballet shoes. 

She twirls. She sometimes spins until her heart bursts into beads of laughter. 

At times a passerby will slow or even stop to listen. 

Though they cannot see the graceful steps, a tiny bead begins to form inside their chest. 

The longer they listen to Aimee, the more enraptured they become. 

Soon the bead stretches and bursts. A joyful dance begins again.

Slow and listen. 

Aimee ballerina will spread seeds of joy to any open heart.

 

Happy 5th birthday to my dancing Aimee.

My heart has learned so many steps from yours.