return to the courtyard

tonight
i feel it

a beginning

it will be
spectacular

the stage
will be drenched
in decades
of connection
made visible

in this era
of online hang-outs
and connecting
via screens

we are reminded
of the power
of standing
close to one another

there are so
many more
nights ahead

tonight
we will
dance in
the continuation
of a legacy
that stretches
far behind us
and far ahead of us
which we have
been so
so lucky
to have touched.