Haiku Friday
September 10, 2010 at 2:41 pm | Posted in Haiku Friday, Lollipop | 12 CommentsTags: Ballet, Children, Dance, Exercise, Fun, Imagination, Kids, Poetry
Haiku Friday: Happy Feet
She wakes up ready,
Tutu on and tap shoes packed.
Dance class is today.
Shuffle, shuffle, step,
She watches herself in the
Studio mirror.
With every wobbly
Ball-change, she sees the skill and
Grace she’ll one day have.
She skips and spins and
Pirouettes, her smile as deep
As her grand plié.
She is happiness
Embodied in shimmery
Wisps of rose-pink tulle.
With twirls and ta-das,
Class ends. She packs up, planning
Her playroom encore.
What activities does your child enjoy the most? Can you pirouette? And does a tutu fanatic live at your house, too?
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Lovely post Stacia – I love the line about every wobbly ball change preceding the grace and skill she will one day have. It is so nice when you find an activity that they really enjoy doing.
Comment by Aging Mommy— September 10, 2010 #
I did gymnastics and dance when I was growing up. Always had a lot of fun. I loved the costumes we got to wear for recitals. They were the best. Tulle and sequins galore.
Comment by julie— September 10, 2010 #
Pixie did gymnastics last Spring and is very excited to be starting again next week. Wonderboy also decided that he wanted to try it and had his first class a couple of days ago. He really liked it – I’m so pleased! I took gymnastics for years, until I got too tall.
I know Pixie would love to take ballet – but right now it’s not in our budget, hopefully in the Spring!
I love, “her smile as deep
As her grand plié.”
Comment by justmakingourway— September 10, 2010 #
“…shimmery wisps of rose-pink tulle” made me smile.
Comment by ck— September 11, 2010 #
You had me at the photo… then what a lovely poem.
DuckyBoy is on-again, off-again with gymnastics. When it gets hard, he wants out — he’s a recreational-only guy.
Comment by janny226— September 11, 2010 #
Sweet… I love this stage that Corinne is in, too…
Comment by tracey— September 11, 2010 #
Oh, those “wisps of rose-pink tulle.” My boy is more into bucket loaders, though he does have a chicken costume he likes to put on and occasionally dance in. I remember being that tutu fanatic – loved dance class, and spent several consecutive Halloweens as a ballerina.
Comment by Leslie @ Five to Nine— September 11, 2010 #
So fun!
Comment by Kate— September 11, 2010 #
It is so nice you had such lovely words. When I woke this morning and posted the photo nothing would come out.
Comment by Weekend Cowgirl— September 12, 2010 #
My baby girl has no fewer than ten tutus waiting for her. Hard for me to believe that she’ll be standing on those chubby legs before I know it and, eventually, dancing.
“. . . planning / Her playroom encore.” Lovely.
Comment by mep— September 12, 2010 #
I adore your Haikus, every single one.
My girls love a dance but so far haven’t been that into learning in a a class. x
Comment by Maxabella— September 13, 2010 #
Sweet sweet sweet.
Our second class is coming up.
More buns and slippers and plies. Love.
Comment by Jen— September 14, 2010 #