You Can Never Dance a Tango With a Mango

You Can Never Dance A Tango With A Mango


     You can never dance a Tango With a Mango

     And the Damson is a drama in the Jive.

     And the Grapefruit you can bet

     Has not done the Rhumba yet

     And that a Kumquat does the Foxtrot

     Is entirely false.

     The Samba when in season can be entirely pleasin’

     But the Mango cannot Tango or dance the Waltz.


    10/19/17

    For 'Daft' contest by Kevin Shaw

Copyright © | Year Posted 2017



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Date: 11/24/2017 3:37:00 PM
Belated congrats on a very funny, clever and imaginative poem Barry!~Che :)
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Barry Stebbings
Date: 11/26/2017 7:02:00 AM
Thank you very much, Cheryl. // Barry
Date: 11/24/2017 4:06:00 AM
Dropping back with my congrats Barry:-) hugs Jan xx
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Barry Stebbings
Date: 11/24/2017 7:20:00 AM
Thank you very much, Jan. // Barry
Date: 11/18/2017 11:16:00 AM
Congratulations on your well deserved win Barry, well written, funny and imaginative, brilliant. :))
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Barry Stebbings
Date: 11/18/2017 1:35:00 PM
Thank you very much, Roy. // Barry
Date: 11/18/2017 9:51:00 AM
A fun write Barry.....Congrats on your win
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Barry Stebbings
Date: 11/18/2017 1:34:00 PM
Thank you very much, Joseph. // Barry
Date: 11/18/2017 5:17:00 AM
Got a kick out of this ... and a twirld, and a step, and a dip ... congrats, Barry! ;-)
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Barry Stebbings
Date: 11/18/2017 1:34:00 PM
Ha, ha, thank you very much, Gregory. // Barry
Date: 11/17/2017 9:14:00 PM
Back with congratulations! xomo :)
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Barry Stebbings
Date: 11/18/2017 3:02:00 AM
Thank you very much, Maureen. // Barry
Date: 11/17/2017 6:57:00 PM
Fun, Barry! Congrats!
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Barry Stebbings
Date: 11/18/2017 3:02:00 AM
Thank you very much, Kim. // Barry
Date: 11/17/2017 3:22:00 PM
Great fun Barry, congrats :)
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Barry Stebbings
Date: 11/18/2017 3:01:00 AM
Thank you very much, Gary. // Barry
Date: 11/8/2017 1:44:00 AM
This made me smile! Love it :)
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Barry Stebbings
Date: 11/10/2017 4:43:00 PM
Thank you very much, Ellie. // Barry
Date: 10/25/2017 6:16:00 PM
It is definitely daffy, Should do well. Best wishes for the contest.
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Barry Stebbings
Date: 10/26/2017 4:30:00 PM
Thank you very much, Janis. // Barry
Date: 10/19/2017 10:08:00 AM
ha ha ha this made me smile especially as hubby and i have recently started going sequence dancing :-) hugs jan xx
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Barry Stebbings
Date: 10/19/2017 4:08:00 PM
Thank you, Jan. I thought of it while I was shopping in Waitrose this morning, lol. // Barry
Date: 10/19/2017 9:18:00 AM
Great fun this Barry, good luck in the contest :)
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Barry Stebbings
Date: 10/19/2017 9:20:00 AM
Thank you very much, Gary. // Barry
Date: 10/19/2017 9:06:00 AM
So much fun! Love it :) my best to you for the contest! xomo
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Date: 10/19/2017 9:16:00 AM
Thank you very much, Maureen. // Barry
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