Waltz Around Poems | Examples

Building a Rill

I filled a small trench that yielded fresh water.
Built as a serpentine and with a sharp corner.
A small waterfall sang a melodious sound,
A lulled sleepiness induced when it hit the ground.


On each side of the rill, fair, watery plants grew,
A great choice of Algae. Ferns, a lobelia blue.
Fitful arrowheads and water lilies adorn.
Cardinals and others begin their flight in the morn.


Already prepared was a slightly large pond,
Well covered with cement mixed with soil beyond,
I planted some hyacinths and water lilies.
Soon, dragonflies waltz around like sillies.


My final job was planting a dwarf willow.
Don't be surprised, robins made it their pillow.

Cosmic Dance

gliding sliding meandering
traveling in stride
skating graceful in mid air

worlds engage as whirlwinds
their twirling churn 
in their incessant dance

galaxies waltz around while
unrehearsed a minuet of stars
bounce where winds may blow



AP: 3rd place 2022

Submitted on May 1, 2021 for contest ALL YOURS (MAY 3) sponsored by BRIAN STRAND  -  RANKED 1ST 

Posted on April 23, 2021

The Air I Inhale My Lullaby Tale

As a child, under the infinite sunless night;
I used to lie on a bed of thick grass
in the front yard just to stare up at night
and its uncountable flickering stars.
The cool breeze tendrils would caress
me with tender love and a lullaby it would sing.
It would gift me so much comfort.
I would dream up all sorts of stories.
I just loved the starry night.


Now I still steal moments taking pleasure
inhaling the air allowing it to waltz around me 
with a wisp of earth fragrant magic
staring at that same heaven.
Awaking a thirst filling me
with whispers of tales
and a palette of imagination
from nature's quandary.

1/27/2020

On a Collision Course

worlds collide
as whirlwinds
twirling churn 
in their incessant dance
galaxies waltz around while
unrehearsed a minuet of stars
bounce where winds may blow
meandering
gliding sliding 
on their elliptical courses
travel in stride
skating graceful



AP: Honorable Mention 2021

Posted on September 29, 2019

(2021 remake is called Cosmic Dance)

I'd Like To Feel Something Again

in whirl and twirl we waltz around
feeling guised and chastised
raising brick laden walls
going 'bout our daily business
foiled and desensitized
plagued by the veil of apathy

once spring arrives and the sun shines bright
amazing how a walk in nature
can revive those dormant sluggish feelings



 “I think we miss that touch so much, that we crash into each other, just so we can feel something." Crash, 2004


AP: Honorable Mention 2022

Submitted on August 3, 2019 for contest KEEP IT BRIEF sponsored by NETTE ONCLAUD

I Am Your Wave

I am Your Wave!

There you were all peaceful in "trance",
here I came with a frolicking dance!
Down you brought, the stars of night,
I just Flickered their light!
That magnificent smile, with dimples,
I just conspired with droplets, to make ripples!
Dressed in colors from sun and sky,
you wait patiently as different shades I try!
Day and Night we waltz around,
Together forever, we are bound!
Encouraging me to reach new heights,
In my low you hold me tight!
Riding along, touching new shores,
I am your shadow, You my core!
Let the shells tell the story far and wide,
You, the sea, I am your tide!



08/23/2017

Crowded Rooftops

Keep it to yourself and keep looking around
Do you need to be there?
Can you see the light under the neon?
Can you read the lips of the gaudy?
Change is sitting there somewhere
With a glass, weary-eyed
Wondering what has become of it.

With every segue, the faces waltz around,
The lightness of being is perforated
Like an unnoticed sidereal sky,
Crowded rooftops all around the neighborhood
Engage in meaningless banter
Whining about the unwanted weight
Of people stomping in, strolling out
With a newfound darkness in their minds,
Not that of the night.

But amongst the intervening glances
And the random remembrances
Memories are woven,
Like a disheveled tapestry in the making
Soon to be hung on walls
Built to make way for
More crowded rooftops.

Turn It Up

When my bipolar gets me down,
I do not take a med.
Crank up a disc of Johann Strauss;	
that gets inside my head.

I have been known to dance and hum
and waltz around the room.
That gay and happy music helps
me push away the gloom.

Abstract

abstract masterpiece 
star-spangled strokes of color
waltz around heaven




				
Written Feb. 21st . 2016 for “Instant Telegram - Poetry Contest.”

Potluck Dinner

(Echo Sonnet)

Come waltz around the diner's hall with me
where scents of ginger pie can spice your lust
when you behold my sister's flaky crust
and slather pie with ample hunks of brie.

A dinner fraught with traps we can't foresee;
the pie you crave turns bitter as you chew,
its texture coats your tongue until you spew
and slather pie with ample hunks of brie.

The hostess, quick with cups of ginger tea
will pound your back and push you out the door
while I pretend you're one we must ignore
and slather pie with ample hunks of brie.

Come waltz around the diner's hall with me
and slather pie with ample hunks of brie.

A Season's Dance

Stretching long, without goodbye
Weary from the summer's play
The rolling hills are losing green
But laughing to a cloud flecked sky

while catching autumn's leaves

~

Autumn days show quiet grace
A fading trace of yesterday...
We watch a sky yield a change of hue
Turning gray from shades of blue
But there is now a harvest moon
Dancing to a different tune

For, winter's coming soon

~

After trees have lost their hue
Let the wind bring seasons new
I'll smile upon the pillowed earth
that brings a sense of peace instead....
A winter spread of snowy mounds
A softer sound upon the ground

as snowflakes waltz around
~

Until the birds return again,
I'll watch the dance of green begin
I'll brush the blossoms off my head

then,... dance because it's spring !
   
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For Gail's Contest: "A Season's Dance"10/1/12

Potluck Dinner

Come waltz around the diner's hall with me
where scents of ginger pie can spice your lust
when you behold my sister's flaky crust
and slather pie with ample hunks of brie.

A dinner fraught with traps we can't foresee;
the pie you crave turns bitter as you chew,
its texture coats your tongue until you spew
and slather pie with ample hunks of brie.

The hostess, quick with cups of ginger tea
will pound your back and push you out the door
while I pretend you're one we must ignore
and slather pie with ample hunks of brie.

Come waltz around the diner's hall with me
and slather pie with ample hunks of brie.

I'Ll Rise Again

Here lies this weary body of mine,
My trip through life was brief;
The youth I had is long since passed,
For age is but a thief.
The hand that takes is swift and strong,
The hand that takes is cruel;
The battle is over but who has won,
Is there another rule?
We waltz around our numbered days,
With steps of measured beat;
But often the steps tend to fall,
If they cannot take the heat.
But in the nether parts of time,
I’ll rise again to sing my rhyme.

Anticipating Cerebral Peace

Small steps toward a brighter future
My legs bound by your tongue
Rub together
Like we used to

A large leap to the safe ground below
My eyes shut by your breath
Cry violently
Like they used to

Trembling hands
On the throat of a lion
Always pause

The last to leave 
A building burned
Fulfills only the relieved few
While others wait for their happiness
Unrewarded

Why must we waltz around the flames?
Why must I congratulate my failure?
I must move on
But my legs are bound together

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