Poetry Challenge - Day 8

For today's prompt, write a ready to celebrate poem. You could chronicle the actual celebration or even write about the anticipation of one. As many of you know, I am in Austin, Texas this weekend celebrating poetry myself, but I'm also checking in regularly here to enjoy the celebration on Poetic Asides.

Simply Happy

Ask me to dance
Or hold hands

the women wearing dropsy skirts
will run laughing up the hill, with its wet grass
slippery and funny

Sometimes I think I was born at the right time
but not when I want to hold hands and dance
with everyone, in a circle actually,
or when I want
to decorate a man's hair with dandelions

so long is the afternoon
so lazy and full
of delight

chase me
catch me
we'll slip on the grass