SATURDAY NIGHT
© PJ Hayward, New York 2014
There’s a party going on outside my window…
Downstairs. …outside…
out in the back of one of those buildings down there….
From my perch up here on the fifth floor of my building, I am loving the music of Mexico
as it flows up here from the happiness down there…..
That little accordion and the guitar…
and that beautiful singing!
Yeah…..happy sounds.
People are laughing
I am smiling……sitting here in my chair
Don’t you love life? Yeah… Life goes on….
even up here on the fifth floor where these old creaky knees can now only do an imaginary dance,
someone else’s dance of joy spreads it’s wings
and flies up here to light up my night.
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It is wonderful how you get into the spirit of the music even though you are physically unable to dance to it. This makes me feel as if I am in Mexico with you.
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Thank you Rose! Yes I love Mexican music, especially Mariachi music. One thing I love about my neighborhood in the summertime is that everybody is outside and every weekend there are parties going on with lots of music of different kinds. Usually salsa, but we have neighbors around here from so many countries …there is always upbeat, happy music on the weekends..and I don’t even need to go to the Club to hear it for free right here in my chair! lol!
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Beautifully written, I can hear you and see you enjoying the music. Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you A!! It would be wonderful if you could be sitting here too, maybe enjoying a nice glass of my home brewed rum punch with me!! : )
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patty, that was a beautiful party poem! the party is in the heart, but i love how you capture the outsider vibe. it applies not only to parties, but any aspect of exclusion.
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Thank you so much..and yes, joy can be found almost anywhere if you just let it come in….. like Love.
I appreciate your comment and I invite you jump in any time you find something here that moves you to do so. : ) : )
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Oh my Pattie. Dance in any manner you can. Float in and with the light in time to the music. Hear the song. Be the song. Love you and your writing. Thanks for sharing both. b-
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Yes my precious friend… that is the way to Life. Even if it’s only in your dreams, the dance of life and love makes every negative thought or thing vanish into a puff of cloud. Thank you B. : )
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