Monday, May 4, 2020

RELIVING



When I was young
I daydreamed
Imagined my nebulous future
Now I daydream in reverse
I grieve or embellish memories
Often I'm silly
I relive
By dancing to Salsa music
Pretending my hips still swing
To percussion's beat
My slim Latin body on fire



LIlian at Dverse Poets asks us to write a quadrille while including the word silly.  

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16 comments:

  1. Elephant's ChildMay 4, 2020 at 3:15 PM

    You are sooooo not alone in that form of silliness.
    Keep dancing - and dreaming.

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  2. lillianthehomepoet.wordpress.comMay 4, 2020 at 4:34 PM

    LOVING this! It is true, right? The older we get, we definitely dream in reverse...thinking about the times that were. But oh yes....we can still swing our hips to some jive music! Never too old for that!

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  3. Glenn ButtkusMay 4, 2020 at 4:47 PM

    I am sure you can still salsa with the best of them, it's just that the young look better at all tasks; smile.

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  4. JennaMay 4, 2020 at 5:13 PM

    That's interesting -- daydreaming in reverse.

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  5. Sherry Blue SkyMay 4, 2020 at 5:13 PM

    I've been known to dance a lick or two to John Lennon across my empty room. Smiles. I love this, Myrna. You so totally rock.

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  6. RicardoMay 4, 2020 at 6:04 PM

    Maybe silly, maybe not.

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  7. RicardoMay 4, 2020 at 6:05 PM

    Maybe silly, maybe not.

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  8. Gillena CoxMay 4, 2020 at 6:26 PM

    Ah yes i too break into some dance moves to radio music all alone in my home💃🏽precovid when my granddaughter visited we did dance competitions 😊

    Thanks for dropping by my blog today Myrna

    Much💛🌺💛love

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  9. lynn__May 4, 2020 at 6:37 PM

    Those daydreams in reverse may just be hot flashes ;)

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  10. Frank HubenyMay 4, 2020 at 6:58 PM

    I daydream in reverse as well wishing I did things better than I know I did.

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  11. Jade LiMay 4, 2020 at 7:57 PM

    I really like the way you described the dancing as taking you back to that place. Dancing is healing and igniting spirit to me, which makes your "silliness" just right!

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  12. sarahMay 4, 2020 at 11:58 PM

    Swing those hips! Music is the closest thing to time travel - I stole that quote from somewhere, but I don't know where! - and it's so true.

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  13. Kim M. RussellMay 5, 2020 at 3:08 AM

    That is so familiar, daydreaming in reverse! I’ve been silly all my life and I’m not about to stop!

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  14. ChristineMay 5, 2020 at 12:28 PM

    Aw come on...Don't tell me you've lost your Latin flair! I didn't know that could ever happen.

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  15. brudbergMay 5, 2020 at 1:38 PM

    I think I am still stuck in the middle... alas not dreaming at all... no future, no past.

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  16. TruedessaMay 5, 2020 at 4:08 PM

    haha Why does this song come to mind? Hips dont' lie...I enjoy dancing silly or not.












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