Dance Granddaughter Poems

I'm a baby.
I move constantly. Amazingly constantly. 
And I flutter hard. Amazingly hard.

Why?
Because I'm rehearsing. 
I'm rehearsing moving like I mean it. 
I'm rehearsing being...

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Santa’s little granddaughter was named Little Mim
Her adorable personality had an enormous hold on him
She was sassy and fun, and loved him ever so much
He...

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I remember your hug
Arms wrapped around me with love 
We'd rock back and forth 
Like the swing on my porch 
And you'd squeeze me so...

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He would walk into the room
Shoulders held high
Pinnacled to touch the sky
In my eyes a giant of a man

My Grandfather wore a face
Of a blue-eyed...

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For my dearest grand-daughter

A fantasy wish for me and you,
To dance the whole night through,
To rent a clown and laugh all night,
Ride star beams that...

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The dancers ranged from tiny tots
In tutus meant for twirls
To those performing hip hop moves
Designed for older girls.

There also were performances
In modern dance and jazz,
With...

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In the depths of our souls, where shackles crumble to dust,
There lies the essence of freedom, in which we all must trust.
It's not in chains...

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In a long red skirt, with a great big smile,
Our young senorita danced,
Doing all the moves in Flamenco style,
For third graders, quite advanced.

Though we watched...

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Not yet as graceful as the swan she shall be
but charming and delightful is Eloise to me.
Trying her best to stay en pointe on tiny...

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Growing up…as her family celebrated her birthday…it did not matter where…
She always noticed her grandpa seemed to be the happiest person there.

On her birthday he...

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In every corner of the warmth of my heart's embrace,
There lies an immense love for each of you.
For with each passing moment I long to...

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My little ballerina, She dances and spins with hands over her head,
With no leotard, no tutu, no hair ribbon, and no ballet slippers,
Beyond her shoulders,...

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I am leaving work today at one.
To meet granddaughter and have some fun.
We will shop and eat and act so danged young!
I sing from a...

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The youngest dancers twirled or stood,
Adorable but clueless,
While veterans did all they could
To dazzle, mostly shoeless.

The costumes sparkled in the lights,
With ballerinas prancing
While hip hop...

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Knees just don't let grampa bend
    feet won't let him run
  Back that will not straighten up
    some...

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