Monday, January 23, 2006

Saturday Night Dance Comments

Rating: 4.9

Looked forward to the Saturday Night dance
We did, all dressed up to 'shine',
With winkle picker shoes, and layers of net
In our petticoats. We felt divine.
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Ernestine Northover
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Andrew Blakemore 26 August 2009

A wonderful nostalgic trip back into the 1950's. A bit before my time thank God! Love, Andrew xx

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Will Barber 20 July 2006

This certainly carried my back to more innocent times. Of course, I was the boy with the two left feet, but the girls were kind. I remember the dances very well. One - two - chachacha! Sorry about your slippers! Brilliant write.

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Duncan Wyllie 23 April 2006

Full of happy memories from times past, very moving, especially the way that you say that the lads would treat you with such respect, a brilliant poem and I'm glad I didn't miss this one, Love Duncan

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Uriah Hamilton 23 January 2006

it sounds like a magic time.

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Hugh Cobb 23 January 2006

A good, nostalgic write. I remember those days well, myself. It brought back some memories of my mis-spent youth here in the states. A fine effort. All the best, Hugh

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Gina Onyemaechi 23 January 2006

I could dance to this poem just as you danced to 'The Locomotion', Ernestine. Bouncy and 'beaty', and of course, so fond and happy. Regards, Gina.

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