Comment from amada

Excellent

Beautiful Nora's picture...joy is ticking her toes, alright! I also like jamming to jazz. I love jazz! This little girl for sure has the joy of living. Great inspiration!

 Comment Written 14-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 14-Jun-2014

Nancy, thank you so much :-) Brooke

Comment from MelissaBickel

Exceptional

The allitetation in this poem gives it such a sweet tempo. It made me want to get up and jump about. I love this playful poem Brooke

 Comment Written 14-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 14-Jun-2014

Melissa, thank you so much for this generous review :-) Brooke

Comment from flylikeaneagle

Exceptional

14 June 2014

adewpearl:

I love your poem and the slangs for the words: "jivin', jammin', joinin' and dancin' along." Children have so much energy and we should be childlike and dance with them. Very good rhymes and joyful beat. I like the use of all the j's in a row. Great jammin'and photo!

flylikeaneagle

 Comment Written 14-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 14-Jun-2014

flylikeaneagle, thank you so very much :-) Brooke

Comment from elchupakabra

Excellent

This is certainly a toe tapper, Brooke. I really enjoyed the solid alliterations and the sing song cadence and tone of the piece. As always, the photo you chose perfectly captured the spirit of the work. Great job as usual on this write, thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 14-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 15-Jun-2014

elchupakabra, thank you so much :-) Brooke

Comment from Sonjalee

Excellent

I love the rhyming couplets and alliteration of jivin, joy, jiggles, jammin', jazz, jitterbug.
A wonderful, positive poem that inspires one to get up and jive-no sitting around feeling sorry for yourself.
I love the meter and rhyming.

 Comment Written 14-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 14-Jun-2014

Sonja, thank you so much :-) Brooke

Comment from robina1978

Excellent

The photo is indeed lovely and complements your poem very well. I am sure Sawyer will join soon. Nice rhyme and meter in it. Thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 14-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 14-Jun-2014

Thanks so much, Ine :-) I'm sure Sawyer would have been in the fountain with her had he been there that day, but it was when Miranda was at work :-) Brooke

Comment from trevorletang

Excellent

Just scintillating setting to jiggle away our woes. Thank you Brooke for compiling such a way of gracing the daily grind. You have directly us in the Jolly Way.

 Comment Written 14-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 14-Jun-2014

trevorletang, thank you so much :-) Brooke

Comment from Kenneth Schaal

Excellent

A fun read that dances with the picture. I like the alliteration of J 's in the 1st stanza and continues on into the second. That's a terrific picture, by the way. Kenny

 Comment Written 14-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 14-Jun-2014

Kenny, thank you so much :-) And yes, I adore this picture :-) Brooke

Comment from Janelle

Excellent

Rock n roll will have me on that dance floor in double quicktime; and the cha cha! Loved the poem and the photo; both full of the love of life and dance! So my toes are jiggling and I'm off to twurl! Regards Jan

 Comment Written 14-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 14-Jun-2014

Jan, how lovely to hear from you. Thanks so much :-) Brooke

Comment from The Death

Excellent

Hi, Brooke.

Loved the title! Joy is my two-year-old nephew's name and he literally makes everyone jive because of his playful activities. :)

The title is musical in itself and so are your words.

I'm jivin' to joy that jiggles my toes
and jammin' to jazz my heart only knows.
I'm feelin' the pulse of a jitterbug beat
that's pulled me to jumpin' right outta my seat.

Excellent use of J alliteration, N consonance. It sounds so peppy. I stumbled over the placing of 'only' in the second line which sounds a bit forced. It would have been more effective after 'jazz', but it will throw off the meter. As you are talking about dance, you can have:

and jammin' to jazz which prompts me to pose


Well-voiced closing:

I'm jivin' to joy, and I must confess,
if anyone minds, I couldn't care less --
but if you are thinkin' of joinin' this song,
just jiggle your toes and come dancin' along.

I like the cheerful mood you create. Excellent rhyming and consistent meter, as always. Enjoyed this one.

Nicely done! :)

Regards,
Anupam

 Comment Written 14-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 14-Jun-2014

Anupam, what a lovely name Joy is for a child. I'm so glad you enjoyed this poem. Thank you for your review :-) Brooke

reply by The Death on 14-Jun-2014

It's his nick name. His actual name is a Sanskrit word which means prosperous in English. :)