Power of the Beat

The Concert was in full swing 
And the audience was going into ecstasy 
Immersed in the performance 
Of the Sitarist and the Drummer.   
Just then a three-year-old girl 
Jumped right out of the blue 
From her mother’s lap 
On to an Aisle on her side 
And started dancing 
In a typically elegant Western style 
In perfect synchrony with the beat 
Of the Indian Music coming from the Stage. 

A profound reminder of the power of the beat
To invoke spontaneous bodily movements 
Much more mystical than what we observe 
With other types of sensory stimuli.