For I am the Dancing Queen
There are times in the early morning,
When the sun is beginning to stretch,
And the birds are still slumbering,
The stars not yet retired from their night of sparkling,
That I sneak outside,
And twirl in the dew-studded grass,
Until the first sunray kisses my brow.
For I am the Dancing Queen.
There are times when I’d like to trade the dry South Texas air,
For the warm air of the ocean,
The salty breeze of the sea.
I’d trade my dusty rocky ground
For some soft white sand,
pirouette around the seashells,
and practice arabesque with the turtles until the sun set–
For I am the Dancing Queen.
Sometimes, in a quiet aisle of a supermarket or hardware store,
When no one is looking,
And the right song is crackling from the speakers,
I feel my hips begin to shake,
And my toes begin to wiggle,
And before I can stop myself,
I’m twirling and giggling,
Leaping down aisle one,
sashaying down aisle nine,
And tapdancing in aisle 20.
There’s no point in being embarrassed,
or trying to hide behind the cans,
For I am the Dancing Queen.
And sometimes in the evening,
Well, to be honest, every evening,
My living room floor becomes a dance hall.
I twirl and sway,
bounce and jiggle,
jive and two step,
And just all around wiggle.
Around the coffee table,
Past the couch,
With Ben or without,
For I am the Dancing Queen.
And when I’m cooking dinner,
Or breakfast or lunch,
Or whipping up some cookies,
I’ll hear a certain song.
My hips start to twitch,
My feet start tapping.
And before I know it,
my whole body is swaying.
And as pots boil over and dinners burn,
Cookies blacken and chicken charcoals,
I am twirling and leaping and dancing with glee,
For even if I can’t cook,
I am the Dancing Queen.
Stay tuned, Invisible Friends! We have a new Pet shop story, a delicious recipe and more fun! Stay tuned!
July 20th, 2010 at 2:32 am
You shake it mama! Gotta do what brings you joy!
Stopping by from SITS.
July 20th, 2010 at 2:40 am
But you CAN cook!!
And you can dance. 
July 20th, 2010 at 3:12 am
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July 20th, 2010 at 3:53 am
Oh that was lovely! I stink at poetry, more of a prose gal.
July 20th, 2010 at 4:53 am
That makes me happy
Can I be a dancing queen, too?!
July 20th, 2010 at 6:13 am
I absolutely loved your poem. It reminds me of one I wrote years ago about dancing out on the lawn when I was a girl. I would go out at night when it was dark and leap and twirl to my own internal music. Annie
July 20th, 2010 at 6:17 am
I thought that was you down the soda aisle in Vons bouncing away.
July 20th, 2010 at 6:57 am
I want to be a dancing queen!
July 20th, 2010 at 6:58 am
Once a Dancing Queen, always a dancing Queen. I know this to be true:) Lovely…
July 20th, 2010 at 7:01 am
Love it, and I can totally see you doing this in my minds eye!
July 20th, 2010 at 7:16 am
I think I need to dance now!
July 20th, 2010 at 7:56 am
On behalf of the two left footed community, we envy you dancers.
July 20th, 2010 at 8:19 am
Ah, to be you Ducky! You know how to enjoy life
July 20th, 2010 at 8:47 am
I always suspected of having grace as well as beauty. Have a great day. Blessings…Mary
July 20th, 2010 at 9:31 am
I love this-this reminds me so much of my mom. She loves to turn up the music and dance around while she cleans. I remember just twirling around and dancing with her to old songs by the Police.
July 20th, 2010 at 9:55 am
This is beautifully written. I think it truly speaks to the dancer (and lover of life) in all of us. Thanks so much for stopping by to visit my blog! I’m can’t wait to poke around yours a bit more as well!
July 20th, 2010 at 10:48 am
Now I’ve got that song “Dancing Queen” going thru my head……
July 20th, 2010 at 11:03 am
I have two left feet!
July 20th, 2010 at 1:05 pm
Thank you dear Duckie for stopping by and saying hello to me today. I do love hearing from you.
You make me smile…. I can just see you being a dancing girl. I love your poem. I hope that all is well with you as you dance along life’s road. Hugs,Lura
July 20th, 2010 at 1:16 pm
I’d like to join ya some time. I’ve been known to bust a move at the slightest provocation!
July 20th, 2010 at 2:07 pm
shake your groove thang, miranda. shake it good.
July 20th, 2010 at 2:16 pm
I will be a dancing queen too, but only in private!
July 20th, 2010 at 2:27 pm
You are adorable.
And I would be the dancing queen, if only I could avoid falling over all the time while doing it!
July 20th, 2010 at 3:30 pm
I think you are a very lovely dancing queen, and you are an sparkling girl, lovely poem! gloria
July 20th, 2010 at 3:58 pm
Dance dance dance… I love it. I twirl with delight often.
July 20th, 2010 at 4:16 pm
Shake what your momma gave ya
July 20th, 2010 at 4:19 pm
I feel like that all the time:-)
July 20th, 2010 at 5:22 pm
You are so full of joy! And girl can cook too!
July 20th, 2010 at 5:56 pm
Dancing around makes things just a little more fun! Love this!
July 20th, 2010 at 6:40 pm
What a beautiful poem. I think we all have moments we think of ourselves as The Dancing Queen. This post really brightened my day. Thank you.
July 20th, 2010 at 6:55 pm
You are so darn sweet… now I feel like dancing.
July 20th, 2010 at 7:48 pm
Lovely post! We love dancing over here. We’ve had lots of dance this summer!
July 20th, 2010 at 8:13 pm
Wonderful, Duck! I can picture you and believe what you’re telling us – you ARE the Dancing Queen!
July 20th, 2010 at 9:49 pm
Dancing is good for the soul! Great way too get fit too. Such a fun post!
July 20th, 2010 at 10:51 pm
Dancing is so good for the body / and the soul! Shake it, lovely girl!
July 21st, 2010 at 3:02 am
Don’t cooking and dancing go incredibly well together?
We do have to sluff off those calories somehow?!?
Nice poem.
Flavourful wishes,
Claudia
July 21st, 2010 at 3:31 am
You go girl! Get your groove on!
Lots of yummy love,
Alex aka Ma What’s for Dinner
http://www.mawhats4dinner.com
July 21st, 2010 at 3:42 am
Cha cha cha!
July 21st, 2010 at 5:59 am
How I love this post… I feel like this often myself, though I don’t have the courage to twirl and dance in the grocery store I do it often when I’m cooking, too.
I love how full of life this poem is. Beautiful stuff, sistah–keep on twirling
July 21st, 2010 at 7:20 am
Dancing makes the world better. I like to dance when I’m by myself. It always brings a smile to my face.
July 21st, 2010 at 9:52 am
For a good dance there must be a thrilling music!
July 21st, 2010 at 10:15 am
LOVE this!!!!! Oh how I love to twirl and dance
Three cheers for dancing queens!!!
July 21st, 2010 at 10:20 am
cute post, it’s my five yr olds fav song, she bust a move every time it’s on
sweetlife
July 22nd, 2010 at 9:46 am
This is the way I want my day to go. I love it.
July 29th, 2010 at 9:36 pm
I love your site. You have alot of fun stories that I love to follow.