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Taking a Chance
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Taking a Chance |
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Alan Senior Member
since 2000-09-12
Posts 1499right next door |
Taking a chance As I sit and listen I wonder what it is I am missen. I hear the frogs out in the water-logged bogs I hear in the distance an owl and his old pal The whippoorwill sitting up high in the hills I watch the scattered flights of the fireflies in the twilight The clouds roll in saying that a storm is about to begin In the distance the lightning is flashing and the thunder is crashing I see the woman I love pull up; it makes me feel like a young pup She has came to spend the night which just having her near is a heavenly delight I met her one night at a local barn dance and I got brave enough to take a chance My two buddies and I just didn’t see eye to eye They thought I was silly when I said the one in the middle was one good-looking filly She made my heart do flip-flops right from the start So I walked across the floor just as she started for the door I said miss could I have just one kiss, I’m mean dance She turned and looked at me for a moment it was anger I could see But her look softened and she said I don’t hear that too often Since you took the chance you can have your dance Now that night is history and to finish this story I am asking her to be my miss’s for that night I did get my kisses I thank God everyday and every night for this angelic delight That I get to hold because I was so bold When I took a chance and ask her for a dance. Icyheart May 2001 |
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JLR Senior Member
since 2001-02-04
Posts 1785 |
Isn't it great when such big rewards come from such small gestures? |
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Alan Senior Member
since 2000-09-12
Posts 1499right next door |
Thank You JLR. I had never tried writing one like this. Yes it is nice when everything works out |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Indeed, quite different for you...very raw...but then...to take a chance... ask the dance.... and you found romance.... well done! |
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Alan Senior Member
since 2000-09-12
Posts 1499right next door |
Thank you sunshine. Glad you liked it. |
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Paula Finn Member Ascendant
since 2000-06-17
Posts 5546missouri |
Taking chances can be a risky thing...but oh boy when they pay off!!!!!!I like this one Alan |
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Alan Senior Member
since 2000-09-12
Posts 1499right next door |
Thank you Paula. I did like her the best of the three. And it has turned out well. Some chances are worth the time and trouble |
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helen smith Member
since 2001-03-12
Posts 240 |
awwwwwww i just feel soooooooo jealous of her loved your poem ! |
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