Short Shake A Leg Poems

sitting at the desk
or you  at  rest
or you feeling not set
get out
no doudle  eat a  egg
shake a leg
move side to side
have a   open up ride
this i won't to mention
RELEASE THE TTENTION...

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Before Duke shakes a leg, he sniffs around
Some doggies chase squirrels like Harry the hound
Sparky crying mutt
Says he’ll bust his gut
Begs for more pee-trees in the park playground
...

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Which came first, chicken or the egg
Thought flux paralysis
Dance with joy, time to shake a leg 
Such is our prognosis 

Desire seeking object
Ego intent suspect
Merge, becoming subject

Our heart’s thirst
Which came first

14-September-2021
Quietus ...

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Thought spirals endless come and go
What’s it to do with us
We’re blissful in staid stillness slow
Why for would we make fuss

Save us, save us, we beg
Come now, be a good egg
To bliss beats, shake a leg

They scar blissfulness 
Thought spirals endless

24-April-2022
Quietus ...

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WAKE up man
SHAKE a leg
MAKE a turn around
TAKE your place man
RAKE in all for what it's worth.

HOVERING on the BRINK
SEARCHING for a lost missing LINK
SLIDING on a slippery icy RINK
TIGHTENING a loosening KINK   
NEEDING perhaps a total RE-THINK

GRIN now and bear all man's SIN
SPIN the line, minus kith and KIN
IN maybe white or black SKIN
WIN over, and empty the money BIN
DIN perplexed, creating THIN....

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Lazy-bones, forsake your bed!
Shake off dull sloth, rise from the dead!
On the bridge of Avignon
there is dancing. Join the fun!
Ye gold-laden, ye who beg,
off to that bridge and shake a leg!
Young men dance with dash and vigour,
old men cut a less bold figure.
A priest and soldier back to back
flash their colours, red or black.
To the sprightly, to the lame
the piper's call is just the same.
Will you dance or will you nay,
all must dance, come end of day....

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Would you care
   to dance with me?
      I'll let you 
         take the lead
      Let's trip the lights 
    fantastic
Let's do...

The foxtrot,
   the jive 
      there's something 
         in the air 
      that makes me want to 
   break into a jig with
you!

Shake a leg with me!

    (Yalto)

 "Yalto" is a form invented by yours truly
Line 1-15: 3,4,2,4,5,3,2,3,2,3,3,5,6,1,5

Dance With Me Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Kim Rodrigues
Date written: 03/12/2020...

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