Midnight on the Norwegian isle
A full moon glitters on the lake
While villagers cavort along the shoreline
Spinning, twirling to the mesmerizing music
A gray-haired man lustfully dips his partner
While a man in black and his partner in red slowly sway
Hand in hand, arms stretched downward
The man’s face, yellow in pallor, the mask of death
The woman, dark circles engulfing her eyes
Sad, absorbed, resigned
The last dance the doomed couple will know
A woman in white stands to one side
Smiling, fresh and innocent, virginal
To the right, an older woman, adorned in black
Hunched over, face glum, hands clasped
Gazing at the couple, contemplating their demise
The dance of life persists but moments more
Until the dancers sink down to the netherworld
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