Constance La France Poet Free verse

''Puttin On the Ritz''

it's saturday night     time to put on-
the ritz    put away the  dull life      dressupandmingle
       live a dream      leave this thing called my existence 
me and my honey      going high style      
       gonna      rub noses with the   noseinthesky   type
               smiles on their faces like wax statues
  watch the fashion show
fred astaire move your      tapdancingspats  over-
me and my honey
      are puttin on the ritz       
         jazz club     big band music    dance contest
                      music bursting with sound
we got it                   we know it all
    foxtrot
              waltz
                    tango        maybe we will     invent  somemoves 
the dancers moving like ripples through water-
     me in my sparkling              filmy     flowing dress
    showing off my heels       and my fabulouslegspeeking 
jewelry that swings as I spin    dip   and       twirl
           like a dizzy butterfly
lost in a sea of nameless faces    puttin on the ritz
  oh my makeupisinpeccable             pale and beautiful 
             my partner really knows how to swing
a walkingstick       in his white glove          
   hands     he's a million dollar trooper   in spats
          and blacktuxedo 
and we are gonna strut our stuff     rub noses with 
       the  uppityups  

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August 10, 2015


Poetry/Free Verse/"puttin on the ritz'
Copyright Protected, ID 15-698-893-0
All Rights Reserved.  Written under Pseudonym.

Submitted to the contest, 101 In A Row Contest - 7
sponsor, PD

Fourth Place 
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Written the contest, Puttin On The Ritz, 
sponsor,  Judy Konos

First Place

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Bl Devnath July 29, 2016 at 10:54 AM Congrats on your beautiful win my friend. A 7. Hugs, Cloudy Poet

Skat A July 28, 2016 at 8:39 PM Broken, congratulations on your 101 in a row contest win. Luv **SKAT**

Poet Destroyer A July 27, 2016 at 9:49 PM hi, Broken, Congratulations on your win. Stop by my latest blog "THE REAL ME." Enjoy your win. Always & Forever ~LINDA~

Balveen Cheema September 13, 2015 at 7:22 AM Broken Wings, what style! You've rightly earned your win- not to miss out on the presentation of the print, too! Congrats! Balveen

Joyce Johnson September 12, 2015 at 7:56 PM Nicely done. Happy to find you here. Love, Joyce

Sara Kendrick September 12, 2015 at 12:14 PM Congrats with Putting On The Ritz..Sara

Michael Tor September 12, 2015 at 5:21 AM Nice win Broken Wings. Congratulations

Michael Tor September 10, 2015 at 10:57 PM Congrats Broken Wings.

Dr. Upma A. Sharma September 10, 2015 at 10:51 PM Great thoughts wonderful write n a deserved win broken! Big congrats!

Jan Allison September 10, 2015 at 4:01 PM Many congrats on your win I loved the imagery:-) hugs jan xx

Skat A September 10, 2015 at 1:16 PM Broken, Congrats on your "Puttin On The Ritz WIN.." SKAT

Dan Cwiak September 10, 2015 at 12:39 PM Big A 7 for this witty and charming dance thru the Ritz. Congrats on your win!

Judy Konos September 10, 2015 at 10:41 AM Thank you for being in my contest

Andrea Dietrich August 11, 2015 at 3:22 PM Constance, I liked to see you experimenting with the style, putting words close together and stuff like that. I have tried this a few times too and it is fun! Great take on PUtting' on the Ritiz! a seven

Debbie Duncan August 10, 2015 at 11:32 PM fun read :)

Pam Deremer August 10, 2015 at 10:19 PM I enjoyed your poem. Thank you.