Dancing on or along then for this blog, and this title comes from a fantastic experience I had while on my two weeks with friends in Spain, and occurred after finding a bar with authentic music and dance with attractive ladies in traditional dress, dancing. Yes, and as Facebook pictures and video show I quickly joined in trying to follow their moves,which actually was appreciated and a great time was had too, especially with Martha the lady I was dancing with.

Obviously after that start I can only follow with my poem, “Dancing”..

Dancing

Many people like to have a dance

And I did quite a bit as well,

But largely just ballroom and Latin

Although maybe you couldn’t tell.

For you don’t just need to be tall

With that lean and angular pose,

As the majority who socially dance

Don’t have figures much like those.

But that doesn’t matter too much

As the biggest thing is enjoyment,

But some people think they’re good

With dancing skills heaven sent.

Though others will just plod along

As they trundle round the hall,

With movements that clearly show

They have no rhythm at all.

Now just to demonstrate that point

Some dances change partners around,

With a variety of different couples

Not so sure of where they’re bound.

And of course there are large people

Who struggle to keep steps flowing,

So with your eyes in a ladies chest

You can’t see where you are going,

With the music unable to give a clue

As you waddle round in great fear,

For lost in a ladies large bosom

The music you cannot hear.

But it was not always like that

As I tried hard for perfection,

Though that didn’t come easily

Often calling for some correction,

To my posture and general bearing

On professionals so easily seen.

But I used to quite enjoy myself

As a dancing king with a queen.

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Dancing merrily along for also while in Spain I got contacted for more of my reading gigs and a poem commission too.,

Whilst not totally dancing, but I have been quite active since home from Spain as last Wednesday May 1st I was again interviewd on Ashdown Radio FM, Uckfield and spoke of my Poetry World and Help for Heroes support. These two themes were again to the fore the following day when I did the lead talk and presentation at Hailsham District Chamber of Commerce breakfast meeting. I will not be too shy to say, and from kind comments and feedback, that my talk was very well received and especially apparently my emotive mentions of Help for Heroes and their great work with our wounded.

To a deathly quiet audience and appreciative response, I read out my poem “Footsteps”, initially from my 3rd book…

Footsteps

He is a man of constant sorrow

And no pleasure can he derive,

So he really cannot care less

If he should die now, or survive.

The world he loved has broken

And shattered into many parts,

So the grief he is enduring

Would shred the stoutest hearts.

The career he loved is now over

For you have to be fully fit,

And not pain filled and crippled

Struggling to get along with it.

An unlucky placed size ten boot

On bland ground that looked fine,

Took the life he knew in seconds

With that cruel exploding mine!

It was what these heroes feared

An undiscovered explosive device,

That could rip off skin and limbs

Or cause the supreme sacrifice.

So just how do they do this job?

If wrong moves can be your end

They say you just get on and do it

With your comrades and best friend.

Now our man of constant sorrow

Begins to get on with his life,

With support of all his family

And care from a loving wife,

Who tends his hurt and fears

Like those buried deep inside.

So slowly he starts to fight back

And regain his stubborn pride.

Of course he gets help and aid

Along whatever way he goes,

From excellent support teams

That gives help to our heroes.

Thus now he has a strong lifeline

Helping his family without fuss,

So we should all help him also

Giving thanks, it’s him not us!

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Well I think after that we need JOKE TIME :-

Getting on well then with probably a slightly shorter blog, but lol I have been away, so anyway I have new gigs coming up soon and another commissioned wedding poem, so nearing my £10,000 total for Help for Heroes is not too far away.

I will thank everybody for your support as usual as nobody wants to feel fluffy, so with my thanks for all support here is the usual romance themed poem although maybe slightly different?

Blank Pages

Do you have many blank pages

In your book of love and life?

Are they surrounded by happy lines,

Or outnumbered by times of strife?

Many people only have a slim love book,

And in fact some don’t have one at all.

With no excursions into loves jungle

As they were afraid to look a fool.

But surely it’s so much better

Like the saying about counting cost.

How it’s worse to have never tried,

Than to have loved and lost!

So blank pages or thin volumes

Are maybe all some have to show,

For a lifetime of closed petals

So no glorious flower bloom to know,

As they kept all their inner feelings

Battened down and protected tight.

Therefore had no joyous experience

Of a loving passions might.

Thus how very sad and wasted

Is this book with its pages blank.

With nothing to say, or stories told

Only a life from which you shrank.

So no risk or dangerous adventure

Which can make heartbeats fly,

But you never quite got off the ground

As you were far too scared to try,

To let all those pent up desires

Have a freedom and make their gains,

Across skies, rivers, and mountains

Thus only a tearful book remains.

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With a big hello from Ted & Beth too, The Journey Continues DANCINGLY

Love, light and joy,

Laurie xx

All thirteen of my books :–

Poetic Views of Life

More Poetic Views of Life

Reviews of Life in Verse

Life Scene in Verse

Life Presented In Verse,

Poet Reveals All (in your world).

Poet Reflects Your World

Poetic Seeds to Fruition

Our World in Verse

Laurie’s Bundle of Poetic Humour

Tea for Two; Poetic Antics of Ted & Beth (£6.99)

Illuminating Verse: Rousing Poetry

Reflections

These all ensure my donation to the excellent charity I support, promote and donate to, that being Help for Heroes.

My first 3 books are only priced £4.99 each, with my 4th and 5th bigger books at £6.99. My new 9th, 8th, 7th and sixth books, all bigger are still £9.99, while my “Best Of” 10th book is only £7.99, and are for sale on Amazon, book stores or preferably from me ………….. lw1800@hotmail.co.uk Or 07967 355236

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