My First Love and My Other Love by Jennie Hart ... HTW on the theme of love

 

My First Love

Dancing is my first love

The whirl and spin,

I yield to its embrace,

Whatever mood I’m in!

I hear the music swinging,

I feel the beat,

My movements claim the floor,

I can’t control my feet!

 

Fine jazz from Benny Goodman

And Lester Young,

Glen Miller’s ‘In The Mood’,

Their names drip off my tongue.

 

Move to the syncopation,

Steps quick and slow,

Music loud and mellow,

I hear the rhythm flow.

 

Dancers are always smiling,

Light-hearted set,

So much pain in this world

But briefly we forget.

 My Other Love 

How I love my garden

So fresh and pure

Damp dew lies on petals

I bend to its allure

 

Slight movements nudge the cobwebs,

Seed heads tussle,

Thorns and flowers tangle

Leaves and grasses rustle.

 

Cobalt blue is heady,

True blues are rare,

Evening light enhances

This colour vibrant there.

 

Yellows are iridescent

And white glows too,

As night takes over dusk,

All colours fade from view.

 

My favourite time is morning,

Those early hours

Nothing transcends the beauty

The sacredness of flowers.