Moving Furniture Out And Moving Furniture In Poem by Susan Williams
Moving Furniture Out And Moving Furniture In
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Moving Furniture Out and Moving Furniture In..... Is A Square Dance With A Spin!
Say Hello And Do-Si-Do.... and grab yourself a pretty bureau
Change Your Partners With A Shout.... and take that bureau right back out
Allemande Left And Allemande Right.... step around the night stand all contrite
Circle Left And Circle Right.... and walk that armoir across the room and out of sight
Promenade In And Promenade Out.... and lay down that carpet without a pout
Left Dip And Right Dip.... here a snip, there a snip, everywhere a snip, snip
Sweep A Quarter And Sweep A Dime.... get rid of all that grit and grime.
Sashay In And Sashay Out.... and bring back the furniture with a shout
Loop The Loop and Rip And Snort.... hang those curtains, not too long and not too short
Rollaway Left And Rollaway Right.... bring in the bed and bring in the night light
Pair Off And Shuffle The Deck.... and tote that barge and lift that bale all to heck
Inside Out And Outside In.... and tomorrow we'll do it all over again!
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~©2017Susan Williams
I notice that the four seasons are woven into many of your poems. This is definitely a seasonal poem because It is a celebration of spring cleaning. Doing a job together requires rhythmic flow, just as square dance does. I like phrases like WALK THAT ARMOIRE ACROSS THE ROOM and GRAB YOURSELF A PRETTY BUREAU, which makes me think of GRAB YOURSELF A PRETTY BEAU. Every motion is described in a rollicking way. I notice that you borrow phrases from barnyard nursery rhymes, which gives a sense of childlike zest.
Actually I borrowed phrases like mad from square dance calls! ! ! Maybe the calls originated from barnyard nursery rhymes which when you think of it sounds about right! Denis, you read other people's poetry with all your mind, don't you? I hadn't realized how seasonal I live my life until you pointed that out and I went back through my poems... hmmm, you are a very observant gentleman and I am going to have to work hard on getting my A game out there! ! ! Thank you, Denis! ! .
Hi Susan, Nice poem. Reflective of lovely nursery rhymes. Reminiscent of our younger days. Rhythmic as dance songs. It is real fun reading it. Read it aloud. Over and over. Enjoyed. Lovely!
Amazing. The rhythm and alliteration make this poem vibrant.
Soran, the reply box is not working! So I shall write a reply out here in the comment box but PH probably won't notify you that I have replied because I used the comment box instead of the broken reply box. Conundrum. I am glad you enjoyed the square dance!
I know you are writing a little, but you are writing very good quality. Congratulations
step around the night stand all contrite …… and tomorrow we'll do it all over again!
Dera madam Hi, thank you for this precious piece of work. The Meaning beyond words is DEEPEER than we deal with it as a daily or annual routine. Firstly, this poem talks about the life cycle and its PHILOSOPHY. Second, in the light of this poem, we know the poet’s interest in the world of poetry and even writing her daily memoirs through it, you are a truly brilliant poet and living poetic life too,10++ and to my favorites list.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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This is amazing, Susan. I can even hear the caller in the background as I read the words. There's also a point in this verse that the rhythm almost gives way to a riff from Tom Cochrane's Life is a Highway. Now, is it possible to square dance, with furniture, on a highway- that is life? ? A terrific poem and another 10.
You always bring something different to the comment table! ! ! No wonder I look forward to your comments. Moving down That Highway of Life with our furniture and singing that song- - doesn't that perk up our spirits? ? ? ? Thank you for your joy in poetry and in commenting on them and for the 10- - - -makes me want to do a little square dance.! ! !