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Waltzing through Life

reflective cinquain

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Comment from Gaye Hemsley
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Hi Brooke A lovely cinquain with a great beat like the waltz, and what a wonderful choice of artwork. A a bit behind on my reviews, lifes a bit of a gallop at moment. Cheers Gaye

 Comment Written 30-Jul-2009

reply by the author on 30-Jul-2009
    Gaye, thank you - I appreciate your reviewing while life is galloping along! :-) Brooke
Comment from marion
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Hi there adewpearl
I love the comparison of the dance to life. You have crafted it superbly ... like perhaps a three dimensional affect ... I am not clever enough to describe here, what I mean! yet I feel it clearly. Maybe I have been on this computer too long. It's a very good, well resented cinquain. Marion.

 Comment Written 26-Jul-2009

reply by the author on 27-Jul-2009
    Marion, thank you - your reviews always mean a great deal to me :-) (though I think you may have been on the computer too long yesterday since you called my poem a well resented cinquain. LOL) Brooke
reply by marion on 27-Jul-2009
    I think so too! I had been doing a lot of writing, mixed with gardening and then reviewing! I apologize for not checking my work! M.
Comment from dtimes3
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1-2-3, 1-2-3, 1,2,3 2-4-6-, 2-4-6, 2-4-6 I find it very interesting that the rhythms can be overlayed in a mathmetical structure:

1-2-3

2-4-6

The beat of the cinquain doubles the beat of the waltz.

Thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 25-Jul-2009

reply by the author on 25-Jul-2009
    Thank you - what a fascinating observation! Brooke :-)
Comment from Kingsland
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I really liked this poem as it was short and got directly to its poetic point. It was an excellent piece of poetic dancing poetry. This was just a delight to have read and written a review for.. John

 Comment Written 24-Jul-2009

reply by the author on 24-Jul-2009
    Thank you, John - as always, I appreciate your kind reviews :-) Brooke
Comment from MJMuraco
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The presentation of this poem is wonderful. The cinquain is done very well as if in rhythm with the dancing. Nice job on this piece.

 Comment Written 24-Jul-2009

reply by the author on 24-Jul-2009
    Thanks, Mary Jayne - so good to see you tonight :-) Brooke
Comment from joan marie
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The grace of the waltz. A wonderful dance. If only we could dance through life with the graceful beat. Great write, joan marie

 Comment Written 24-Jul-2009

reply by the author on 24-Jul-2009
    Thank you, Joan Marie - I appreciate it :-) Brooke
Comment from Blaidd Drwg
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Not everyone can dance as well as those on 'So you think you can Dance', and not everyone can waltz through life with ease and elegance. For the rest of us, we just fake it; life and dancing. Neither Ellie and I can dance, so in those slow numbers we just get real close together, real close, and just sorta sway around. Problem is, what do *I* do when the dance ends?

Great comment on the condition we all find ourselves in from time to time. Brooke, you always amaze me :)

John

 Comment Written 24-Jul-2009

reply by the author on 24-Jul-2009
    John, I love that show - I was watching it when I got the idea for this poem - I have two left feet and two bad knees, but I've always loved to watch those with grace :-) Brooke
Comment from Sugarwaffle
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Adewpearl,

Its Funny how chaotic yet graceful life seems to be. You capture this perfectly. I really like the artwork you chose as well. Good job

Sugar

 Comment Written 24-Jul-2009

reply by the author on 24-Jul-2009
    Thank you, Sugar - I truly appreciate your taking the time to visit and comment :-) Brooke
Comment from Nanette Mary
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Hullo Adewpearl ....

This is short and sweet and brings back memories of the days when dancing was beautiful and elegant. I enjoyed reading what you have written and there is nothing to suggest changing.
Thank you for sharing this with us.
With love from .... Nanette Mary.

 Comment Written 24-Jul-2009

reply by the author on 24-Jul-2009
    I was inspired to write while watching So You Think you can Dance where some of the numbers are still elegant - it is a great mix of waltzes and hip hop with everything else in between :-) Thanks so much, Nanette Mary. Brooke :-)
Comment from Steve Pantazis
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It took me several reads to get it, but when I did, it hit me in a profound way. I always enjoy when simple lessons are crafted beautifully. One suggestion: hyphenate "three quarter". It's a modifier of time.

 Comment Written 24-Jul-2009

reply by the author on 24-Jul-2009
    Thank you for taking the time to reread. I appreciate the suggestion, too. Brooke :-)