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Tiny Dancers

Tiny Dancers Special child, curly hair and dove grey eyes Watches in wonder from his lonely place Floating polka dots glide on the breeze Translucent circles ride into space. Tiny dancers in the air You follow their flight - their pace As wistful wishes tickle the clouds Rising joy - not erased. Your hands reach out for perfect circles Shimmering rainbows of grace As they zig zag in the air In a happy childhood chase. The faintest smile starts to dawn Upon your solemn face And from a source deep and still Laughter your heart can now embrace. Like sunshine break through the gloom Bubbles you here give chase To fantasies of floating spheres As your first smile we embrace. 10-5-21 Contest: Rhyme me a Rhyme Sponsor: Eve Roper Picture #2

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Panagiota Romios

Date: 10/7/2021 3:02:00 PM

A delightful write, Sam, Some write forced lines to impress.You do not, Perfecflty penned, A jewel of a poem and a FAv. Pangie PS. Best wishes

Gershon Wolf

Date: 10/6/2021 8:10:00 PM

Truly a cavalcade of image and movement... Seems that you doubled Elton John's original vision-version here. Kudos, Gershon

Vijay Pandit

Date: 10/6/2021 3:21:00 AM

Eloquent description brings the tiny dancers alive. Enjoyed the voice of your poem in bubbles and fantasies. BIG congrats on your win, Sam.

Sam Kauffman
Date: 10/6/2021 9:13:00 AM

Thank you so much Vijay! This poem is very special to me as it describes our special needs grandchild experiencing the wonder of bubbles. Such a simple childhood pleasure brought him so much joy. I am so grateful for your beautiful compliment! That brought me such joy. Sending you blessings to joy - and maybe some bubbles!

Eve Roper

Date: 10/5/2021 8:29:00 PM

Congratulations on your win, Sam. Hugs Eve

Sam Kauffman
Date: 10/6/2021 9:02:00 AM

Thank you so much Eve not only for your placement but for the inspirational picture as the basic theme for this poem. I have such vivid memories of our grandchild with autism playing with bubbles, his smile and his delight! Just makes my heart happy. Sending you blessings and a hug!

Marikate Kingston

Date: 10/5/2021 4:39:00 PM

Proud of myself, I knew from the first 2 stanzas. I knew you were describing bubbles. "Floating polks dots glide into the breeze" is one of my favorite lines. What a great way to describe a bubble, one of my favorite lines in your poem. Don't children love them! In my 50's I do too!!!

Sam Kauffman
Date: 10/6/2021 9:07:00 AM

Hi Marikate! Thank you so much. Loved your message. So glad I wasn't too obtuse! I'm with you when it comes to loving bubbles! They are truly magical! I guess both of us are really just little kids at heart - definitely a good thing! Thanks for sharing this moment of delight with me! Here's to bubbles of all sizes! Blessings!