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‘The Dance’: A Poem by Margaret Brinton

April 26, 2024
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The Dance

__‘Tis springtime
_And air is a-breezin’,
Wafting through fair winds that blow.
__The blossoms
_From flowering jasmine
Are waltzing along with the flow.

__As vines twist
_And twine in a tango,
A rhumba with bees fills the hive.
__The warblers
_Sashay in a frenzy—
‘Tis springtime, and nature’s alive!

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Margaret Brinton has lived in San Diego’s inland valley area for over forty years where she taught and tutored. Her poems have recently been published in California Quarterly and Westward Quarterly and The Lyric with upcoming work in the greeting card industry.

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Comments 9

  1. Margaret Coats says:
    1 year ago

    Good song to accompany things performing “The Dance,” each in its own style as noted.

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  2. jd says:
    1 year ago

    Enjoyed, Margaret. It helped me to remember the pluses of Spring in an unseasonably cold one. Forsythia trumpets may be providing some music.

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  3. Roy Eugene Peterson says:
    1 year ago

    Enchanting “flowing” description of springtime that certainly brings it “alive.”

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  4. Paul Freeman says:
    1 year ago

    I don’t think I’ll look at spring the same way again, Margaret. You’ve got it dancing before my eyes.

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  5. Casey Robb says:
    1 year ago

    What a delightful poem! I love the flow, the details, the unexpected rhymes and alliterations. It all works well and invites a second read, or perhaps a third. Bravo!

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  6. Lucia Haase says:
    1 year ago

    Beautiful! It definitely puts you in a Spring mood.

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  7. Karen Kae Patterson says:
    1 year ago

    I enjoyed Margaret’s poem, “The Dance”, a lovely portrayal of springtime.

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  8. Shamik Banerjee says:
    1 year ago

    A catchy form! Springtime’s essence is captured in just a few lines. The “a-breezin'” gives this poem a true classical spirit. Thank you, Margaret.

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  9. Patricia says:
    1 year ago

    Margaret Briton’s Dance poem beautiful. Congratulations!
    Patricia

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