janice
Do you still remember the first dance you had? I still do, though it happened eons ago. Probably because it's the first time, the partner is pretty, and the music in the right groove. Yes, it was vinyl records then...
pencil sketch by dsnake1
janice
always
that dance
it plays
all over
like a jammed vinyl
when i hear
that song
in a store
the train the radio
though it has been
almost
a lifetime
since
we left
and still
like a bridge
across time
i see
just the two
of us
though there are others
on the dance floor
my hand
on your slim waist
your warm body
close to mine
a hint
of heady
perfume
and me
trying very hard
not to step
on your shoes.
written 14/04/09
revised 23/06/09
****************
To Janice, wherever you may be.
Your time has come to shine
All your dreams are on their way.
-- Paul Simon, Bridge Over Troubled Water.
Shared on Poetry Pantry #310 at Poets United.
© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ) 2016
janice
always
that dance
it plays
all over
like a jammed vinyl
when i hear
that song
in a store
the train the radio
though it has been
almost
a lifetime
since
we left
and still
like a bridge
across time
i see
just the two
of us
though there are others
on the dance floor
my hand
on your slim waist
your warm body
close to mine
a hint
of heady
perfume
and me
trying very hard
not to step
on your shoes.
written 14/04/09
revised 23/06/09
****************
To Janice, wherever you may be.
Your time has come to shine
All your dreams are on their way.
-- Paul Simon, Bridge Over Troubled Water.
Shared on Poetry Pantry #310 at Poets United.
© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ) 2016
Labels: 70's, Friendship, NaPoWriMo, old flame, Singapore
posted by dsnake1 at 10:02 PM
18 Comments:
What a wonderful memory.. and that sketch catch so much as well... I do not think I remember my first dance, but there are those that came later I really remember.
yes, it was a wonderful memory. i was still in school then, and she was a friend of my sister, and one of the things i remembered was thinking to myself, don't step on her shoes. :)
Whistles!! This is soo beautiful :D love that nostalgic feeling which your poem evokes as we are transported to your wonderful memories of that dance. Beautifully executed.
Lots of love,
Sanaa
thank you, Sanaa, for the whistles. :D
thanks for the share of the beautiful moments of the past & a lovely sketch...
Very nice, love the call back to vinyl, it's seeing it's resurgance as it should, coupled with a great visual scene.
You took me back to my days of dancing to vinyl.....sigh. just lovely.
The last line made me smile - also love the drawing - I suppose we all have a Janice - someone who got us through that first dance
Oh you have expressed it just as it is. Ha, I remember those first dances....so very awkward, but memorable. Your poem took me back & was a lot of fun to read.
Oh you are so multi talented...drawings and a poem that sings of beautiful memories!
Loved, loved, loved this! Music is a bridge across time. And those first stirrings of "grown-up" love that, often, came on a dance floor - sigh ... so wonderful!
Snap! I remember the very scene from so many years ago myself.
Sweet poem. I hope Janice is reading this:)
Lovely memory and neat drawing as well! Somethings just stay with us forever!
And so the silver girl sails on, we suppose. Sweetly told!
Sumana,
thank you! :)
Luk Lei,
actually i liked the sound of vinyl, even with its cracks and pops. i used to play vinyl records until my player broke down and then CDs came along. yes, it should rightfully enjoy a resurgence. :)
Sherry,
oh wow! you danced to vinyl too! i guess most of us do experience such a phase.
Jae,
i think most, if not all of us, do have one. :)
Mary,
yes, those first dances do start out pretty akward. we have the boys standing in one corner and the girls sitting in another, and the boys looking at each other to see who will make the first move. :)
Donna,
thank you! i have no formal training in art, except perhaps in oil painting, but nowadays i like to do pencil/ink sketches.
Wendy,
thank you! i wrote this for NaPoWriMo, and the poem sort of writes itself, as the memories came flooding back. :)
Robin,
you too? haha! :D
rallentanda,
i will let you all know if i find a strange email in my inbox. :D
thotpurge,
some memories will stay with us for a very long time. :)
Rosemary,
yes, the silver girl sails on. we sail on... :)
I love the sketch! So nice how you write about this cherished memory. I bet Janice thinks of you too and still dances.
that's an interesting thought, Myrna. :)
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