Thursday, June 29, 2017

Lighter Than Air


Karin Gustafson ~ Artist


 swing your gal
up off the ground
swing your lady
round and round

meet your partner
bow down low
promenade
then do-si-do

 three steps forward
back again
kiss your partner
mind that grin

allemande left
allemande right
lighter than air
now hold on tight

Posted by Helen at 6:01 PM
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25 comments:

  1. Blondie's JournalJune 29, 2017 at 7:20 PM

    Very Happy!! You really captured the illustration with your words, Helen.

    Jane x

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  2. Magaly GuerreroJune 29, 2017 at 7:24 PM

    Never you mind the grin. Well, maybe a bit.

    I love your poetic dance-song.

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  3. OutlawyerJune 29, 2017 at 8:10 PM

    Ah, so sweet--really fun and musical and clever. Thanks, Helen! k.

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  4. kaykualaJune 30, 2017 at 4:05 AM

    All these brought back memories of how it had been - those wonderful old days! Thanks for the memory, Helen!

    Hank

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  5. WildChild47June 30, 2017 at 5:00 AM

    Lovely and lyrical - definitely captures the energy of the dance so spontaneous and yet controlled, in the calling.

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  6. Kerry O'ConnorJune 30, 2017 at 6:35 AM

    Helen, you had me smiling with this song (some foot-tapping too).

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  7. JulianJune 30, 2017 at 8:04 AM

    Very good, great lyrics of southern country song. So fitting for the image too.

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  8. AngieJune 30, 2017 at 10:14 AM

    great dance. i chose this image too:) But i must have left my dancing shoes at home.

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  9. Sherry Blue SkyJune 30, 2017 at 1:29 PM

    Ha, you made me remember square dancing which I had forgotten.

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  10. brudbergJune 30, 2017 at 1:34 PM

    What a cheerful dance you gave me... I felt playful reading it.

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  11. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderJune 30, 2017 at 2:12 PM

    Dearest Helen,
    We all ought to do more of those 'Allemandes' and feel lighter than air!
    Standing still and ponder about the little wonders we can observe around us.
    Wishing you and your son a Happy 4th of July!
    Hugs,
    Mariette

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  12. Susie ClevengerJune 30, 2017 at 3:08 PM

    Oh, this made me smile. I grew up going to square dances.

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  13. AnonymousJune 30, 2017 at 3:45 PM

    May I have the next dance?

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  14. HelenOctober 14, 2019 at 10:19 AM

    Life is quite hectic right now, when I saw Marian's challenge I remembered a poem which seemed to fit and I enjoyed writing a few years ago ....

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  15. ✿October 14, 2019 at 10:31 AM

    This is the cutest thing ever.

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  16. Linda Lee LybergOctober 14, 2019 at 10:34 AM

    Smiling here!

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  17. Sherry Blue SkyOctober 14, 2019 at 12:46 PM

    This took me back again to square dancing when I was a teen.

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  18. brudbergOctober 14, 2019 at 1:09 PM

    Loved to read i again

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  19. Old EggOctober 14, 2019 at 6:10 PM

    Yes, that was a long time ago wasn't it? Great poem.

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  20. JimOctober 15, 2019 at 12:01 AM

    A call for square dancing. Can you do this? I am not as big square dancing enthusiast but someone has to write the songs. :)
    ..

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  21. Jae RoseOctober 15, 2019 at 1:50 AM

    What an uplifting dance of words

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  22. MarianOctober 15, 2019 at 2:52 AM

    Nice, nice. Allamande left!

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  23. MargaretOctober 16, 2019 at 3:20 PM

    The music really did have this feel to it! And it is great when you dance with a man who knows how to move a woman around and swing her and dip her (I've never been "lifted" ... not yet :) One of the BEST men I've danced with was about 75 years old!

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  24. BrendanOctober 17, 2019 at 1:43 AM

    Sets to a clapping rhythm with joyful abandon, lifts up high and holds so close. Such a great love song. And you paired it perfectly with Karin's drawing.

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  25. Susie ClevengerOctober 17, 2019 at 12:01 PM

    Love the revisit to the dance.. :)

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I appreciate each of you and the comments you leave ~~ thanks so much.

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