proud samoyed dog
south pole front runner
explorer's best friend
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Craig
If you can just remember darling
That if I find your dance alarming,
I'll appear to be mean.
I'll be booed on the scene!
Craig Revel Horwood can be charming.
Motsi
I'm Motsi Mabuse. I love this show!
Watching the dances gives me a warm glow.
As yet, no front runner.
Each dance is a stunner!
Anybody can win! Who? I don't know!
Shirley
My role in Strictly is just my scene!
I'm known as " The Latin Queen "
I want to see some sass
With a bit of class.
And I love a romantic theme.
Anton
I'm the new judge, Anton Du Beke.
For you to keep your skills in check,
Just follow the swing
Of the " Ballroom King "
And you'll receive high praise on spec!
Triad of Illusions
I. Illusion of Freedom
In air we fall free, bound
by earth that holds us captive.
We live by cycles -
day, night
cold, hot
rain, sun
love, hate
the seasons.
Gravity humbles us and
freedom is an illusion
II. Illusion of Wisdom
We lie in all honesty for
kernels of truth hurt
our ego.
We deny a God whose
air we breathe
whose image we wear and
spirit we bear
and judge ourselves thinkers.
The universe confounds us;
wisdom is an illusion
III. Illusion of Equality
Race is a front runner. More
subtle poisons wreak havoc.
Colorism and ethnicism
kill more dreams than
color; fight is misguided.
For independence we reap guilt
and blood-stained hands are
the prize of liberty.
For every right won, we do more wrong.
When will understanding come?
Equality is an illusion -
the end that may someday end us.
If you’re voting for Santorum
We really must address
Those sweaters – why he wore ‘em
Is anybody’s guess
If voting for a Newt
Remember what he’s been
A D.C. political suit
Do we want him there again
A vote for Texas Perry
Is a right-wing conservative vote
But think now and be wary
Of the book that he once wrote
If you’re voting for this fellow Mitt
The front-runner as of now
Take a breath and sleep on it
He might kill your sacred cow
If you don’t care where we’re going
Or where we just have been
Obama’s weaknesses now are showing
Can you really vote for him
I know that my views
Don’t matter at all
You’ll choose who you choose
For I know it’s your call
2/10/12
You of all people pass judgment on me
Look through my eyes and see what I see
Start picking up what I'm putting down
Brush yourself off, plant your feet back on the ground
As long as you keep trying and don't quit, you can never fail
It's a simple rule it's the hammer to the nail
Don't always follow like a bunch of lost sheep
You can dig yourself out, no matter how deep
Be a front runner, pave the way
Keep your dreams intact, don't let them go astray
If you fall off the beaten path, just blaze a new trail
It's a simple rule, it's the hammer to the nail
Greet each day with a warming embrace
Neve believe the old cliche, right time, right place
You have the strongest influence on your own destiny
You have to work at it, nothing great comes easy
Be tougher than life, sometimes it puts you through hell
It's a simple rule, it's the hammer to the nail
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