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Open Poetry #17

An Old Man's Dance

Glenn Logan
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since 2001-10-10

Posts 111
Virginia

0 posted 2001-12-28 10:58 AM

                    [To my daughter Lisa]

                I would sing an old man's song,
                and watch a young girl dance -
                would find pleasure in the song,
                and pleasure in her dance.

                I would sing an old man's dreams,
                and dance to a young girl's song -
                would find joy in both her dance
                and my song - find neither wrong.

                Yes, if I could, if I can, I'll have my
                cake and will eat it, too - for life
                is always old, yet forever new - and
                in each turn, we must find this anew.

                So I would dance to a young girl's
                tune, yet sing in my own old voice -
                for despite the ritual strife, young
                and old increase each other's life.

                I'll keep singing my old man's chants,
                taking joy in the young girl's dance,
                and while sun shines and moon beams,
                I'll try to sing of old men's dreams!
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                Note: A few more of my poems can be found at:
                http://www.poetrypages.com/pages/glennlogan
                http://www.geocities.com/glennlogan/index.html
                http://mywebpage.netscape.com/gloganpoet/gloganpoet.html

ecrivan
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since 2001-12-10

Posts 3923
my own state

1 posted 2001-12-28 11:01 AM

charming use of the old and young in your poem Glen, you are as young as you feel

Seymour Tabin
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since 1999-07-07

Posts 31720
Tamarac Fla

2 posted 2001-12-28 11:02 AM

Glenn,
I have done the same, a lovely write, Enjoyed

Victoria

Member Ascendant

since 2000-08-12

Posts 5869

3 posted 2001-12-28 02:46 PM

Very creative Glenn..a fun read:0

~Victoria~

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