Best Waltzing Poems

"...there rests a pensive petunia, breathing, but sleep-waltzing..." ~ Ink Empress (not the author of this poem, but the inspiration)

When awake, I never dance - 
nor would I, given the chance. 
My earthly job is to account, 
arriving at the right amount.
Yet, violins help me...

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(It has been a pleasure and an honour to work upon this collaboration with you Susan. You made the process enjoyable and so easy. Your pen gave this wonderful write its soul. Our ink shared in the stars embrace within the joy of waltzing beauty....

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Waltzing Shearer

Out near Dagworth Station during 1894
Where the Waltzing Matilda, Swagman drowned,
Cos he liked them lamb chops nicely browned,
He was only eating the Masters sheep, scoffing em down,
Disgusting said Squatters and frowned, some more,
In 1894, 

Great Shearers strike was still happening,
Burned down Dagworth shearing shed,...

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In dream's embrace, I hear sweet music play, 
my arms filled with your temple so sublime.
Your beauty shines across God's timeless sea,
within the star's brocade my brightest light.
Come waltz with me betwixt eternal stars,
love croons its serenade within our hearts.
Come dance with me across this...

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golden beams of dawn
are glinting amber prairies--
smiles of daffodils

enchanting day break
are red, white, purple tulips--
pride of early spring

waltzing lilac winds
charm violet hyacinth--
gems on windowsills

June 4, 2020
Placed 1st: Fresh Traditional Haiku by JCB Burl
Placed 2nd: Brian's Select 5 Contest...

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Waltzing sheep 

in Waltzing Matilda he stole the sheep,
 Ba BA didn’t come so cheap. 
Cooked them lamb chops on the coals,
 Down by the bloody water holes, 
Bloody tucker heaps. (Don ends here)

Tony Lane
Then from my plate it leaps
 I knew that it’d been...

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Blue-green splashes as you pull into the sea cliff curve.
I stop to view nature's rainbows through a glass swerve.

Watch the sparkling waterfalls, trees, stars, and sky.
What is more dazzling than a natural wonder display?
 
Dance with Fall, a waltz that bent the limbs of the trees.
Tell...

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Beneath low moonlight,
Lustrous dolphins start to dance:
Grand ocean ballroom....

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Waltzing Decrees 

Waltz
with me
One
two, three
Count your steps
with ease
Waltz
with me
if you please
hands holding waist
gentle tease
Easy
that’s
my toes
soft spoken
whispered
pleas
Waltzing
breeze



It's called a "Waltz Wave" introduced by Kim Merryman on Blog.
It has 19 lines with the following syllable pattern:
1,2,1,2,3,2,1,2,3,4,3,2,1,2,3,2,1,2,1.  You can split words to 
make the syllables fit the...

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He 
rises 
from
the shores
to his love
where she
dwells
where true
love is lost
and capable
of great love
to kiss
those
virgin
red lips that
never
felt
passions
love

© 7/3/2015

Syllables Per Line: 
1 2 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 4 3 2 1 2 3 2 1 2 1 

http://www.poetrysoup.com/poetry_resources/syllable_counter.aspx

Contest Name: Waltzing with Color Red
Sponsor: Kim...

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a walnut waltzing with a willow tree
A molecule is neither a destitute mop without a bucket house. Nor is it a seven acre field that is very cold due to having no grass. Even the most prepared of ground is a haven for a gloved...

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Tremor
Out of the void, 
A whisper, a sound rises
A flock of swallows sudden flight 
Echos
Upon
Hidden valleys
Reaching out, a fiddle
Its origin, just a riddle
Begins.
A step
Then a second
And the dance has begun
Two in step upon the cadence
Of waltz.
Duo,
Holding so close
An arm around the waist
A hand in a...

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I’m
waltzing
and 
waltzing
and gliding
with ease.
I’m 
so glad
I tried this.
It is a breeze.
With a one
two three
one  
two three
Darling, won’t
you please
waltz
now with
me?

March 22, 2023
for Emile Pinet's Waltz Wave Poetry Contest
Syllable pattern: 1/2/1/2/3/2/1/2/3/4/3/2/1/2/3/2/1/2/1...

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whirling rose petals
as they move to dream music
sunflower acclaim

dips in dahlias
orange yellow cream and red
spins past snapdragons 

four o'clock fragrance
and flourishes near fuchsias
forget-me-not fame...

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thoughts twirl waltzing words
composing beautiful dance ~
my pen falls behind

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