was never my forte
neither was
studying science
beneath a bored
crescent moon
of common meaning
and Doritos
when anything else
would do
I am full of love
and passion
(misguided or not)
on your forgotten map
of hope and penguins
honest north
reason, rainforests,
and anacondas:
my south
land, canyons,
and echoing meaning:
direct west
East will sense its way
to water
the Atlantic
will never run dry,
or stop waving
is more than a life
"half-lived."
The Australian film
inspires me to dance,
break away from herd
of commonality,
learn the Pasa Doble,
rethink convention,
be me
in an ostentatious way
and remember to laugh
and live
everyday.
"Love is in the air"
by John Paul Young
Let's dance onstage badly
with everyone else
who feels inspired
tonight.
“This is the final warning
for Scott Hastings
and partner
To please leave the floor!”
If the POTUS needs big ballroom -
perhaps he should speak to his tailor!
Wake up teachers
You cannot hide forever
School should not be a cultural battle among teachers
Religion should not be used to rattle our aim!
New and Older teachers do not give yourselves
To those who want to treat you like cattle!
Some possess a mind like a machine
Reject the tricks and the clicks in the staffroom
The greed in their hearts will bleed their
Purpose in the wrong direction!
There are so many male and female witches in the staffroom
Often referred to as female dogs as they try to stitch up
The mouths of others because they want to talk and
Walk in a laughter of deceit—we must defeat their misguided notion!
Wake up new and older teachers
Look at all the students
You sent in the wrong way
Because of your cultural ambition!
Change your mind and change your direction
So that you can have a work and not a job!
Wake up teachers
You cannot hide forever but
For those who hide behind the principal
These words are strictly for you
Copyright 2024
Bejeweled
Like moonlight in a rain drop
Glittering
Like a golden Christmas garland
Breathless
Like the first strike of Cupid's arrow
Faultless
Polished pedestrian perfection
Dancefloor
Diligence delivers determined duos
Paused.
Stunned. Silence. No-one breathes..
Acclaim!
Applause like a stampede of wild palms
Rapture
Of recognition requiring a hopeful return
Critique
Clamouring critical comments
Ascension
The holy grail of stairway stardom
Adulation
Anticipation of achievement assessment
Awaits..
The scores are in.
I listened
You sang
The lilting syllables
My heart bell rang
You resonate
My soul vibrates
Our frequency
Makes us mates
The tune we play
The words we say
Our bodies move
We dance
We sway
Strictly friends
Applause
All tens
Jinjagoliath
21st July 2023
Seven secluded saints stood silently
Suggesting some simple solutions,
Six silly soldiers strutting stridently
Suggested super serious Seussian.
written January 20, 2022
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!
~ CONFUSED MALE CANARY ~
There once was a confused male canary
Who fancied himself a real cute faerie
He found a male friend
Peered in his rear end
Pulled out a note: "Hi, My name's Mary."
~ POOR KITTEN NAMED **** ~
Sue took in a poor kitten she named ****
Showed her a reefer, some really good stuff
**** whipped out a badge
Inscribed with this adage
You were busted when you took your first puff
First there was the glamorized Birdman of Alcatraz
While in the White House lived Lady Bird and Lucy Bird
Sesame Street, of course, brought us all Big Bird
The world of sports has given us a birds-eye view of
Larry Bird, Mark 'the Bird' Fydrich, not to mention
Birdie Tebbetts… We're used to 'watching the birdie'
in golf too, and even -- alarmingly enough --
Did you just hear a cuckoo?
We all know that the early bird gets the worm
~ But really, who wants a worm?
I work in a zoo
I live in one too
My life held together
By its crazy glue
A flatulent dancer named Mel
would discharge a terrible smell
She’d toot through the tango
the waltz and fandango
Her dance partner’s life was sheer hell!
Limerick Contest
Sponsored by Carolyn Devonshire
7/16/18
YOU thought god had changed
given his son to forgive us all
no god is still violently destroying mankind
abusing our tiny souls with his power
we are operating on strictly BC frequencies
babylon shall fall
i cannot see the point of it all
Business or pleasure, would you choose,
or a combination of the two?
And who decides to pay the price...
in search for treasure, beyond measure?
Would acquaintance last in time,
held together by a thread of gold,
weave a dream for the maker to behold.
Or shall these seeds be scattered...
to the wind?
What is worth the price to pay,
strictly speaking, one hour of the day,
an acquaintance that would prove,
a mere business proposition?
Who comes back to pay this price,
one hour of time, the sacrifice,
when all is striving after wind...
and who keeps running?
Does thy power of beauty measure,
become thy source of hidden treasure,
which consoles the heart
in time?
Does the victim of dream,
capture beauty of a scheme?
Delilah's lot becomes a theme...
Sampson was also tormented!
Just look for the stars and count them
If they are many,
That’s how countless and endless ma love is to you
If they are few,
That’s how rare my kind of love could be
If there are two,
That’s me and you
If there is one,
You are my only love
If there is none,
Then so is my love,
Second to none…
You are my all in all…
I love you!
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