Dance Celebration Poems

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Like the king of Cordoba’s treasury
Reflected in a robber’s eye
A laden dish of memory
Spills into the summer night

From a moving carriage window
A flaming garter flies
With...

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The stars in the sky throw a party at night
A million twinkling points of light.
They come and invite me as a guest
To witness the dance...

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The green leafed tree in the harbor.
There the freights are advanced.
Sailors with quality tools, while 
diners feast and play chess. The edge
Of the merchants dine...

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In the day time!
in the day time, she said:
yes in the freakin day.
Twenty six limos
one chef, a full staff
bouncers, a bartender and people glamour.
we are...

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The mirror reflects a lifetime etched upon my skin; a canvas of stories whispered through maturity. I stand before it, middle-aged and exposed, my nakedness...

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The rain taps on the metal
like reminders, not to forget
Those sunny days that seem so rare
always return to dry the wet

Puddles of mirrors on the...

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The Indian elephant


I knew of an Indian elephant who worked at a circus 
on an act where unhappy animals sit up and beg 
and sad...

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You should see us move to the beat
with Ciara in the driving seat. 
She’s on the stage ready to rock
as on us older ladies she...

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Not gardens bursting forth with bloom, but landscapes in the mind,
Where tangled thoughts, both light and gloom, in vibrant chaos bind.
A library of whispers old,...

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Let's keep on dancing,
Love is romancing,
Gardens of happy sweet rhymes,
Enjoying these prime times,
He is  so debonair,
Magic floats in the air,
He bows, a hand,
Clutching paws,...

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Quote: ““May your Holi be as colorful as a rainbow and as joyful as a child’s laughter.”—unknown

Underneath the vibrant sky,
As colors dance and spirits fly,
I...

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Ambered hues in faded frames, a bygone era's smile,
Bakelite whispers of forgotten songs, on a crackling vinyl isle.
Daguerreotypes, ghosts of laughter, dance in sepia light,
Embers...

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The grandmother speaks to her granddaughter:
When I was a girl the best advice from a loving parent concerning,
A  suitable mate for their daughter,
Was 'find...

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I'd visit you in heaven if I could
With a bouquet of roses, yes I would
Celestial beauty of music I'd play
For you mother on this your...

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