by Ryan Keating
A dance in medias res
Our hands and feet together
Cast identical shadows
Of union and uniqueness
In overlapping circles
By common light refracted
Onto the floor of heaven
As earth reflects the pattern
Of perfect indwelling light,
My people gather around
In diversity as one
Pushing darkness back again
I take all their hands in mine
And for all the world we dance
Ryan Keating is a pastor, wine maker, and coffee roaster on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. His work can be found in publications such as Ekstasis Magazine, Christian Century, The Agape Review, and Miras Dergi, where he is a regular contributor in Turkish and English.