Homework 15/11/21 'The Dance of Love'

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Homework 15/11/21 'The Dance of Love'

Post by Terry » Thu Nov 04, 2021 9:58 am

I'm off for the weekend today, heading to Toodyay for The W.A. Champs.
So had to rush this one through - may do a bit more to it when I get back?

Well Finally, I managed to redo this a little.


The Dance Of Love
I marvel at the skill of modern dancers as they twirl,
so sure of foot and movement as around the hall they whirl.
The Tango is a dance of passion, setting hearts afire,
to tease your mind - what more could lovers of to-day desire.

And yet, I long still for the old-time dancing of my day,
with just that hint of romance, as we danced the nights away.
There were no black tuxedos worn back in those days of yore,
yet many new loves surely blossomed on the old dance floor.

‘Ah,’ I remember how it was back then and always will,
such happy carefree times, the memories now linger still.
The girls on chairs and dressed to then impress as I recall,
while all the blokes would hover near the back door of the hall.

A time of innocence, compared to what we see today
the days of shacking up and free love, were then years away
And champagne towers never sighted at the old dance hall;
old fashioned! But I wouldn’t change a single thing at all?

Then came the night I saw you there, a flash of eyes at first,
And then that smile of yours, and truth be known, my heart near burst.
And like so many couples there, a bond was formed that night
A dance of passion maybe – or a time that seemed just right

© T.E. Piggott
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Re: Homework 15/11/21 'The Dance of Love'

Post by David Judge » Thu Nov 04, 2021 10:03 am

Brings back great memories. Thanks Terry

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Re: Homework 15/11/21 'The Dance of Love'

Post by Terry » Thu Nov 04, 2021 12:07 pm

Thanks David

Just snuck in and tidied it up a bit

It's still a bit rushed and scruffy, but I'll fix it up when i get back

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Re: Homework 15/11/21 'The Dance of Love'

Post by Catherine Lee » Thu Nov 04, 2021 1:27 pm

Lovely, Terry - I have so often wished this type of dancing had never stopped.

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Re: Homework 15/11/21 'The Dance of Love'

Post by Maureen K Clifford » Fri Nov 05, 2021 9:41 am

Great bones Terry and with a bit of a polish it will shine - those old time dances were sure a lot of fun weren't they. Your poem bought back some memories for me as well but my partner has well and truly flown - dancing the light fandango with someone else these days :lol:
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Re: Homework 15/11/21 'The Dance of Love'

Post by Shelley Hansen » Fri Nov 05, 2021 11:24 am

Lovely sentiments, Terry! I'm sure many lifelong partnerships began on the old dance floor!

I remember an elderly friend of ours who, after developing dementia in her last years, would tell us every time we visited that she was going to the dance with Bill on Saturday night. Bill was her husband - passed away by then, but still alive in her memory as her young and dashing dance partner!

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Re: Homework 15/11/21 'The Dance of Love'

Post by Ron » Fri Nov 05, 2021 3:50 pm

Good on you Terry,
I reckon most of our vintage have no problem relating to your story, well done.

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Re: Homework 15/11/21 'The Dance of Love'

Post by Terry » Mon Nov 15, 2021 9:22 pm

Thanks Everyone

I had promised to do a bit more with this but time may beat me - but Let's see ?

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Re: Homework 15/11/21 'The Dance of Love'

Post by Terry » Thu Nov 18, 2021 11:24 pm

Well I finally got around to trying to justice to this.

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Re: Homework 15/11/21 'The Dance of Love'

Post by Shelley Hansen » Sat Nov 20, 2021 7:16 am

It's lovely, Terry. A snapshot of simpler and happier times.
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