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Rumba with Me
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Rumba with Me |
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Alison 
since 2008-01-27
Posts 9318Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy! 
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I sat down and wrote this quick poem kind of smaltzy and sugary and laughed. That is not who we are, nope not at all. We are searing and cynical. We are laughter amid passion. We are tiptoeing towards the border of impropriety. And ‘bye’ is not part of our punch line. So, dance with me toward the edge, share my gasps of delight and knowledge that there’s no end to love and friendship; ‘bye’ is a punctuation mark that does not apply to you. I have always wanted to learn to Rumba. You are the perfect partner. --- Alison [This message has been edited by Alison (08-03-2008 12:50 AM).] |
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Dark Stranger Member Patricius
since 2001-03-19
Posts 13631West Coast |
ms ali-san..why stop at the edge? enjoyed your Rhum |
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Robert E. Jordan Member Rara Avis
since 2008-01-25
Posts 8541Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Yo Alison, I'd Rhumba wit youse any time of day. Love Bobby |
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Jaime Fradera Senior Member
since 2000-11-25
Posts 843Where no tyranny is tolerable |
I'd love to ... but unfortunately Alison. Well I'm afraid I don't know beans about Rumba ... I don't even know how to vilar la bamba, except that se nececita una poca de gracia. But I have some strong beliefs about friendship, that friendship need never end, that it is for life, if not forever. In short, if you had to break it up, then it was NEVER a friendship to begin with ... regardless of whatever else it was pretended to be; because a friend will stay with you for life! |
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Danny Cobb Member
since 2008-07-09
Posts 74 |
don't know the rhumba-- don't even know how to dance--- but i'll journey with you down life's mystic pathway and wander or wonder among the many choices and ex[eriences we are given to know, and we can scratch our heads together as we try to make sense of it all! Happy Rhumba to You, danny cobb |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
"We are laughter amid passion." ~ Smiling here! "...there’s no end to love and friendship" ~ Not to true love and friendship! And may all the love and friendships in your life be true! You deserve nothing less, my dear, sweet, true friend for life!  You are precious!!! Rumba and dance all cares away!  Love, Linda xo |
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Ericc Member Elite
since 2003-01-31
Posts 4178 |
This is a great write Alison! Eric |
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Alison
since 2008-01-27
Posts 9318Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy! |
D I am afraid of heights. A ------------------ Bobby, Thank you and backatcha! Alison -------------------- Jaime, What a wonderful respone. You are right about friendship and I am glad that we are friends. Hugs, Alison ----------------- Danny, Why thank you. Thank you for reading and commenting and doing the dance. You made me smile. Alison ------------------- Linda, I bet you Rumba good. Thank you for being in this series of responses. You are my lovliest redneck, hicktown, hoedown, hillybilly girlfriend. You are! Love, A ------------------ Eric, Thank you so much. Alison |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Sounds like fun...James |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
This is a happy poem, Alison. Thank you. Ida |
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Roniece Dawson-Bruce Member Ascendant
since 2000-01-29
Posts 5689Sydney, Australia |
Ali-girl.. I would rumba with you anyday beautiful girl! love RDB xx ps: ok, I might need lessons first! xx Be kind at heart....for everyone you meet has their own battle to fight......... |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
re your response to me ~ I reckon it takes one to know one!  LL xo |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
Lady, you just brought me back to over a quarter of a century. Before I became a recluse, I used to do this song with a little R&B band, and if there weren't a lot of people in the club, and nod, if I'd had a few, they'd persuade me to do a sing with 'em... I did it more like Maria Muldaur, but this version by Nicolette L. is close enough: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVHGXx4QX9M ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh my.... I doubt I'll ever get up onstage again (the age of cellphone cameras and youtube has only increased my stagefright) but oh I used to have fun when I could quit worrying about the possibility of being confronted by my own foolishness.  Thank you, and oh, we should all take Rumba lessons!  |
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Jaime Fradera Senior Member
since 2000-11-25
Posts 843Where no tyranny is tolerable |
Yes! Yes! ... and how wonderful a fantasy! (Let's see, how many exclamation marks was that?  |
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Honeybunch Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-29
Posts 7115South Africa |
Dance away, Alison! It's good for the soul with or without a partner. Enjoyed your words! Helen |
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Lady Ayla Member
since 2008-07-19
Posts 84WV, United States |
The Rumba, as I have heard, like any other dances that involves partners, having a friend that you can trust to be there in the right way on the right note makes all the difference. I believe you have to trust your partner when it comes to dancing, no matter what type it is. |
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