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May I have This Dance
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May I have This Dance |
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Wilfred Yeats Member Elite
since 2000-08-04
Posts 2704Wilmington, Delaware 
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May I have This Dance (may be a repost - not sure) "May I have this dance?" I asked. My heart I hoped In every word She sat demure midst friends Wet rings and glasses Making orbits on the table "May I have this dance?" I asked. My heart flopping With each syllable I uttered Her look I prayed Told of the desire to escape From the cheap wine Inane humor Friends dying of ennui "May I have this dance?" I asked. I finally got the words out Couldn't tell if I mumbled Stumbled, or was loud enough To be heard But I smiled as she looked up And her eyes radiated light She took me in I took her up And our feet Never touched The floor The first duty of love is to listen. |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
...and one, two, three, one, two, three... or is a Tango the dance to be? or should a Rumba or Foxtrot which may do all as long as I dance with you.... |
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doreen peri Member Elite
since 1999-05-25
Posts 3812Virginia |
YES!!....... |
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Joyce Johnson
since 2001-03-10
Posts 9912Washington State |
" And our feet never touched the floor." Oh, I do like that. Joyce |
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SEA 
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Member Seraphic
since 2000-01-18
Posts 22676with you |
I do remember this from before....and WY it's just as romantic and lovely this time.....  SEA |
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Krawdad Member Elite
since 2001-01-03
Posts 2597 |
Ahhh, a poem of elevation . . . or was that levitation? Enjoyed this, Wil. Kraw' |
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Paula Finn Member Ascendant
since 2000-06-17
Posts 5546missouri |
You can have my whole dance card sir... |
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Greeneyes
since 2000-09-09
Posts 9903In Your Poetic Mind |
ummmm...absolutely, please, yes.....*wink* or should I say finally...*L*  be well my friend....  Lauren *** "Within you I lose myself |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
I like this very much! *S* |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Bill--Somehow this makes me think of my younger years...with the boys on one side of the room, the girls on the other...and everyone wanting to dance, and everyone afraid to ask. |
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inot2B Member Elite
since 2000-09-18
Posts 2205Arkansas |
The last dance is spoken for but I'll gladly save one of the other for you. |
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Just A Woman Senior Member
since 2001-03-10
Posts 507 |
Ahhhhhh, that's beautiful! I just loved this. Tender emotions of hope, fear, and magic! My compliments, Wilfred!
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Butterflies_dont_cry Member Elite
since 2000-03-06
Posts 3733Michigan |
Sir Poet Bill~ You write like an angel...so I'm sure you dance like one to...if you lead...I'd follow *sigh* this is beautiful~ |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
HAPPY FEET..!!! |
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RMW Senior Member
since 2001-03-21
Posts 1424 |
Wilfred....the walk across a dance floor can be a long one. Nicely done. Bob |
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Tara Simms Senior Member
since 1999-08-12
Posts 1244Honea Path, SC USA |
This is lovely. Ah, to float on air in the arms of a loved one. |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
wonderful Bill. . . --------------------------------------------------------- To the world, you may only be one person. But to one person, you may be the world. |
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Wilfred Yeats Member Elite
since 2000-08-04
Posts 2704Wilmington, Delaware |
Every time I start out to post a reply to your collective responses - I'm still on page one - (I do 100 per) - so I'm giving in and responding now -thank you all = I don't think I did anything so remarkable - all any of us need do - is dig back into memory - as Martie indicated - - that's just how I did it - then add a bit of present day fantasy. try it - you'll like it ~S~ |
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