tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post2530168462604024037..comments2023-10-31T23:27:18.777-04:00Comments on Random Noodling: Poetry Friday--Dance!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-62155104099148376912018-05-13T08:24:46.048-04:002018-05-13T08:24:46.048-04:00Thanks for all the dance! I, too, am a former danc...Thanks for all the dance! I, too, am a former dancer, but mine was square dancing.<br /><br />Your golden shovel turned out fabulously -- yes, part of the key is short quotes!! I love that last one. Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-3745148248673934982018-05-12T20:16:15.130-04:002018-05-12T20:16:15.130-04:00Loved this post and that wonderful, quirky golden ...Loved this post and that wonderful, quirky golden shovel--the "bobbin' noggin" and those "chubby legs!" For some reason it made me think of the dancing baby in the TV show, Ally McBeal. Your other poems are wonderful as well. The last one is so clever! mbhmainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12368641525885104669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-87800083597229187162018-05-12T15:46:22.522-04:002018-05-12T15:46:22.522-04:00How much fun must it have been to contra dance wit...How much fun must it have been to contra dance with a group of friends! Your golden shovel made me smile - no one dances with quite the exuberance of the little ones.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626451110946889157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-67727993152205906862018-05-12T14:24:01.475-04:002018-05-12T14:24:01.475-04:00It's amazing to me how music can literally mov...It's amazing to me how music can literally move even the very young.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-2045399794691909622018-05-12T14:18:16.961-04:002018-05-12T14:18:16.961-04:00Your golden shovel turned out lovely. I have a dan...Your golden shovel turned out lovely. I have a dancing baby granddaughter. She's not quite walking yet, but she can sure move those arms and legs when the music gets turned up :)Kimberly Hutmacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17481478199892532599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-36213795746789392302018-05-12T08:18:20.990-04:002018-05-12T08:18:20.990-04:00Linda, at my library we've been talking for ye...Linda, at my library we've been talking for years about having an 80s summer dance party some July night. Maybe this year we'll do it! <br /><br />You should never let adulting get in your way!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-63117491616439182682018-05-12T08:15:20.745-04:002018-05-12T08:15:20.745-04:00There's always more than one side to a story, ...There's always more than one side to a story, isn't there?Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-25522832745120279732018-05-12T08:14:33.284-04:002018-05-12T08:14:33.284-04:00Matt, I didn't even think about the emotions b...Matt, I didn't even think about the emotions being all over the place. It's just normal for me! ;-)Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-89481849935412503692018-05-12T08:11:25.676-04:002018-05-12T08:11:25.676-04:00"Souse" is a good old-fashioned word, I ..."Souse" is a good old-fashioned word, I don't know when I last heard it. Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-61529349455319171082018-05-12T08:10:27.733-04:002018-05-12T08:10:27.733-04:00Well, now that I've got one under my belt, I c...Well, now that I've got one under my belt, I can move on. I didn't like not being about to meet the challenge.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-59489116972992915312018-05-12T08:08:58.168-04:002018-05-12T08:08:58.168-04:00Your little one is getting so big already! Hold o...Your little one is getting so big already! Hold on to those pictures in your mind.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-9545653855108014852018-05-12T08:07:24.767-04:002018-05-12T08:07:24.767-04:00Your comment made me do a happy dance, Michelle! Your comment made me do a happy dance, Michelle! Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-80487391568787189812018-05-12T08:06:20.448-04:002018-05-12T08:06:20.448-04:00Ah, Vicki, I can SEE you dancing! Coordination be...Ah, Vicki, I can SEE you dancing! Coordination be damned!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-80209053867512637532018-05-12T08:05:25.690-04:002018-05-12T08:05:25.690-04:00I once was going to start on a series of haiku of ...I once was going to start on a series of haiku of contrasts. I had planned to call it, "haiku for two points of view."Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-56152267363915510272018-05-12T08:03:50.632-04:002018-05-12T08:03:50.632-04:00I don't know where the old movies from my fami...I don't know where the old movies from my family ended up, how sad is that? Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-13924419438276823742018-05-12T05:59:51.901-04:002018-05-12T05:59:51.901-04:00What a delightful celebration and post! Thank you ...What a delightful celebration and post! Thank you for all the dance...I love to dance too. And, it has kind of left my life due to adulting. Your golden shovel is perfect. The wiggling tush of the baby gave me a laugh...because it's so darn true! Well done, Diane.Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-10941969529386563152018-05-11T22:45:45.259-04:002018-05-11T22:45:45.259-04:00Such a great celebration of dancing! Your shovel i...Such a great celebration of dancing! Your shovel is wonderful! and I love your final poem, the contrasts of "A few... Too many." The final stanza is so amazing.Alice Ninehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05302512837699702430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-50591209176129030892018-05-11T21:02:02.498-04:002018-05-11T21:02:02.498-04:00For a post dedicated to dance and sound, I feel li...For a post dedicated to dance and sound, I feel like I've been on an emotional rollercoaster - between babies dancing, licking puppies, and funerals! All very pointed in their approach to the subject, though - thanks for sharing!Matt Forrest Esenwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04230063389130167424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-66277372989461406012018-05-11T19:04:59.514-04:002018-05-11T19:04:59.514-04:00That golden shovel takes the prize, I laughed all ...That golden shovel takes the prize, I laughed all the way through, had to read it again and am still smiling :) Great post–I like your ekphrastic tanka and the "red nosed souse," thanks!Michelle Koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02575814872372518994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-77133449406802427092018-05-11T16:23:59.162-04:002018-05-11T16:23:59.162-04:00Now I'm ready to kick up my heels! These are s...Now I'm ready to kick up my heels! These are such fun poems! And yes, that golden shovel form is challenging. I did one, but haven't gone back to it! Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-65425540409393908332018-05-11T15:01:07.369-04:002018-05-11T15:01:07.369-04:00Diane, I am a dance lover so I was thrilled to rea...Diane, I am a dance lover so I was thrilled to read your collection of poetry today. Of course the one that hits home with me is your first one because you brought the picture of my little one right into my mind. I enjoyed reading all your poems and I agree with Robyn the last stanza of the last poem is marvelous. Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-75750058988800347262018-05-11T11:59:25.826-04:002018-05-11T11:59:25.826-04:00I'm doing a happy dance for this post, Diane. ...I'm doing a happy dance for this post, Diane. You did it! That's a terrific golden shovel! I pinched its cheeks, raspberried its tummy, and ate it up—tush, noggin, and chub. :DMichelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-33802597851222857822018-05-11T11:59:12.955-04:002018-05-11T11:59:12.955-04:00Love the line, “before anything else comes dancing...Love the line, “before anything else comes dancing,” - brought me the feel and visual of all that womb dancing going on before birth! I’ve never been too coordinated to dance, but who doesn’t love a little bee bopping now and then? Still not sure about what a golden shovel is. Thanks for the lift on this rainy day, Diane!Vicki Wilkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10481318831316143062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-47369171535623169672018-05-11T11:20:46.274-04:002018-05-11T11:20:46.274-04:00Love your golden shovel -- that baby made me smile...Love your golden shovel -- that baby made me smile -- I could picture every movement you described so well. <br /><br />Interesting to hear about your experience with contra-dancing too -- never knew it was called that. <br /><br />Love the sobering truths in your last poem, the effective contrasts in each stanza. jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-41938699274380867382018-05-11T11:17:34.524-04:002018-05-11T11:17:34.524-04:00You make me want to rise up, and dance! I do love ...You make me want to rise up, and dance! I do love that you figured out that your own golden shovel needs to be brief, and love those "chubby legs". We have old home movies with people loving babies, mostly playing with their dancing legs. Your poem make me remember! I do love that final poem, each part also a memory. Thanks, Diane!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.com