Ode to Twirling and How I Love Thee
Ode to Twirling
(And How I Love thee)
Ode to twirling,
And how I love thee,
For in my mind,
There is no better activity.
Twirling is something,
Anyone can do.
You can twirl through the mall, the grocery store, the dance floor,
As far as away as the moon or as close as the zoo.
Twirling can be done in a dress,
With a soft skirt billowing,
In jeans or pajama pants,
Or if you’re really brave, down the beach in a bikini.
The joy of twirling is–
Just that, it’s pure joy.
When you’re spinning across the dance floor,
Whether it’s your living room carpet or a dance hall,
A empty cubicle or an elegant ball,
The only thing you think while you’re spinning,
is nothing at all.
For it’s pure joy.
One of the great things about twirling,
Is it’s something everyone can do.
Young or old,
Big or small,
Whether you’re a little or big girl, puppy or even a hippo!
(As the Queen of the Hippos, I should know.)
Even her majesty Queen Bitty,
Has been known to twirl,
After a good peanut butter cookie
Or a chunk of turkey dropped on the floor.
Twirling is also quite beneficial to one’s health,
so the experts say.
At least one hour of twirling a day,
Keeps the spirits high, the heart spinning and the doctor away.
Ode to twirling,
And how I love thee.
For without twirling in my life,
I would be one sad little duckie.
Stay tuned, Invisible Friends! Tomorrow we have a new Pet Shop story and Thursday, a delectable recipe to warm you up! Friday we have a new Dallas Jean and Saturday, the second part to the Land of the Flowered Bed adventure!
February 23rd, 2010 at 3:55 am
Such a happy uplifting post!!! As usual I just love the pictures!!!
February 23rd, 2010 at 3:59 am
You guys make such a gorgeous couple!
February 23rd, 2010 at 5:09 am
You are so cute! Love the pic with the bear.
*kisses* HH
February 23rd, 2010 at 5:16 am
You are sooo funny!! love this! I want to twirl now too!
February 23rd, 2010 at 5:20 am
Twirl away girl… I say do whatever tickles your toes (as long as it is ethical). My girls love to twirl till they fall. It is pure joy!
February 23rd, 2010 at 5:27 am
Twirl like no one is watching…much like dancing, it makes the heart & the feet sing
February 23rd, 2010 at 5:59 am
I miss twirling with my little guys. However, you have inspired me to reach within and find that young-at-heart girl and let her twirl awhile. (However, why do I feel I need to be, like 50 lbs smaller to twirl?)
You might like my post on twirling. It’s kind of close to my heart.
http://bluecottonmemory.wordpress.com/2009/07/07/are-you-ready-to-twirl/
February 23rd, 2010 at 6:18 am
Duckie, I’m sooo glad for you two!
You are so gorgeous. The ideal couple!
Love is in the air!!
Betty xx
February 23rd, 2010 at 6:25 am
You make me want to jump up and twirl. I would but we have a film crew in our office today and we were told to be on our best behavior!!!
February 23rd, 2010 at 6:41 am
I don’t twirl nearly enough!
February 23rd, 2010 at 6:45 am
I love to twirl, I love to float! Twirling makes me happy, and feel all tingly inside!
You really are one fantastic lady!
Twirl away to your heart’s content, and don’t stop twirling!
February 23rd, 2010 at 8:24 am
I love, love, love twirling! Especially when it can be done in floaty skirts! Hope you get your twirl on today…
February 23rd, 2010 at 8:24 am
I love twirling too. I especially love twirling with my husband on a dance floor. Oh, so romantic!
February 23rd, 2010 at 8:32 am
Is that bear grabbing your ta-ta? And if he is, why are you smiling about it?
February 23rd, 2010 at 8:34 am
Your last commenter had me busting up laughing. Just read that!
Twirling is quite the lost art. I am glad to see you reclaiming it here.
And I absolutely adore the pics of you and your husband, Miranda. So very sweet.
February 23rd, 2010 at 8:54 am
Twirling over here, too. Guess it’s contagious.
February 23rd, 2010 at 9:09 am
This made me smile. I need to twirl more!!!!!!!!!
February 23rd, 2010 at 9:13 am
Am I going to see the new “Alice” movie? Do you even need to ask? Yes, yes, yes! I am counting down the days! Though now I think I’ll twirl down the days – as in, twirl until it appears in theaters. The things you make me do!!
February 23rd, 2010 at 9:37 am
You are too cute!!
February 23rd, 2010 at 9:48 am
My first girlfriend was in a twirling baton group… She was showing her prowess in this event, when I was hit in the head by an errant thrown baton.. twirl away- and I will watch!
February 23rd, 2010 at 9:55 am
Twirling happens A LOT in our house. I have 2 girly girls so everything they do involves twirling. Yay twirling!!
February 23rd, 2010 at 10:04 am
You make everything look like fun!
dinner rolls or sandwich rolls?
February 23rd, 2010 at 10:33 am
Too cute!
February 23rd, 2010 at 10:56 am
Nice and funny pictures!
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I read you have the snow! I like so much when in the mountains the snow falls in large flakes: what a great landscape and magic atmosphere!
February 23rd, 2010 at 10:57 am
you are just about as adorable as they come and you HAVE to wear the dress in the first pic with a pair of cowgirl boots at sometime- talk about darling!
xoox
kHm
February 23rd, 2010 at 11:09 am
Absolutely! Twirling is such fun in a big skirt with an old fashioned crinoline under it!
February 23rd, 2010 at 11:21 am
Love it. We love twirling at our house too!
February 23rd, 2010 at 11:23 am
OH how i love your cute lil posts like this
your always so happy and cheery! Thanks for the smile! Uve cheered my day up darl!
February 23rd, 2010 at 12:25 pm
Twirling is fun! I especially love to watch my daughter twirl
February 23rd, 2010 at 12:36 pm
I like this poem. It reminds me of the Friends episode when Rachael and Pheobe go running inthe park and Pheobe runs like how she did when she was little. Twirling is kind of the same. Very fancy-free.
February 23rd, 2010 at 12:54 pm
Oh, I’ve missed you, Dear Duckie!
Twirling is the Very Best Part of being a girl, if you ask me.
February 23rd, 2010 at 1:02 pm
you’re so cute!
February 23rd, 2010 at 1:16 pm
Remembering when I was little- wearing fluffly, frilly dresses that would spin high around me as I twirled! Also, so much fun to twirl until you could twirl no more!
Happy Twirling!
Jen
Creative and Curious Kids!
http://raisingcreativeandcuriouskids.blogspot.com
February 23rd, 2010 at 2:07 pm
It is indeed fun, but I tend to get dizzy! I got dizzy just reading about twirling!
February 23rd, 2010 at 2:42 pm
I like twirling too
February 23rd, 2010 at 3:41 pm
What a fun post! You’re adorable, Duckie!
February 23rd, 2010 at 3:50 pm
Nothing like a good twirl to make you remember what being a gril is all about.
February 23rd, 2010 at 4:07 pm
I want to see the twirl on the beach in a bikini picture!
February 23rd, 2010 at 4:46 pm
Such fun!
February 23rd, 2010 at 5:25 pm
thanks so much for stopping by my blog on my SITS day, you happy, twirly, tiara wearing, blonde ducky lady!
February 23rd, 2010 at 6:14 pm
I wouldn’t want my favorite duckie to be sad! Twirl to your little heart’s content! And literature smiterature! I think you’d make a great teacher.
February 23rd, 2010 at 6:27 pm
You guys are so adorable!!!!!!!!
February 23rd, 2010 at 9:37 pm
Your photos are full of joy and laughter! Have a great twirly day.
February 24th, 2010 at 2:32 am
haha you know twirling was my favourite thing when I was young? I used to love making myself dizzy and then trying to undizzy myself. OK I’m going to try twirling again tonight!
February 24th, 2010 at 5:07 am
I have never felt so strongly that we were destined to be friends. I also love twirling! I used to go out during recess with my friend and we’d twirl in circles for the whole time. Sometimes she would have to stop, but nothing could make me cease twirling.
At some point today I am going to go through my office twirling.
This might not end well.
February 24th, 2010 at 11:15 am
You’re so funny! I think I need to twirl a bit more!
February 24th, 2010 at 12:03 pm
My daughter loves the photo with you and the bear. I said I didn’t think it was real…..she thinks it is real!!!!!
February 24th, 2010 at 1:12 pm
i can’t even begin to predict to what or whom your next ode will be dedicated–you’re so creative.
now if you’ll pardon me–i haven’t had my twirl yet today.
February 24th, 2010 at 5:18 pm
Twirling always makes me think of You’ve Got Mail!
February 24th, 2010 at 6:15 pm
The best thing about Twirling is…it doesn’t make you dizzy!!! Fun post, duckie, keep on twirling:)
February 25th, 2010 at 6:26 am
Twirl twirl twirl
When you talk about twirling I always think of “Hilda Must Be Dancing” but just for the record I do not think you are a hippo…haha.
February 25th, 2010 at 8:47 am
I don’t think I’ve done a good twirl in years. I need to go find a dress with a flippy skirt so I can do it properly!
February 25th, 2010 at 3:37 pm
You are so cute! Love this ode to twirling! Would love to twirl with you in the park one day!
Love those biscuits and that you plan meals around them! Too funny! I do love me some carbs!
February 25th, 2010 at 9:28 pm
Hooray – I love all of this joyous twirling.
February 27th, 2010 at 12:06 pm
Such cute pictures and an uplifting post