Poetry In Motion On Ice

A poem inspired by Tessa Virtue's and Scott Moir's Olympic gold medal performance for Canada in the free dance final of the Ice Dance in Figure Skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Dressed in snow white glimmering against
the background of glimmering white ice
ice that symbolizes cold
ice that symbolizes frozen in time
and yet on that ice
time is not frozen
but a whirl of twizzles and lifts
and warm touching embraces
oh! this ice is not cold tonight
but sizzles with warmth and passion.

To Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 5 they dance
and dance
She rides upon his back
he catches her in his arms
They move not as two
but seemingly as one
There they are on ice
no Ice Queen from Narnia she
no Ice Age warrior he
but the Lord of the Dance
and his Lady of the Dance
on ice.

Fire on ice
one hears the term
but not often one sees it.
Grace and poise and elegance
she but 20
he but 22
and their youth has transcended time
in one golden moment
on ice in Vancouver.

-A poem by Dracul Van Helsing
written Tuesday, February 23rd 2010.