Dance of the Stream Sprite
Listen to Jacqueline Shirtliff reading her poem
Shuffle through the shady shallows,
Leap from log to log,
Tango past the tangled brambles,
Tiptoe round the bog.
Skipping, stepping, pirouetting where the minnows teem;
I’m dancing to the mesmerizing music of the stream.
Balance over broken branches,
Limbo under bridges,
Twist and turn through murky tunnels,
Samba with the midges.
Skipping, stepping, pirouetting where the minnows teem;
I’m dancing to the mesmerizing music of the stream.
Waltz wildly down the waterfalls,
Gallop up the glen,
Slip smoothly through deep glassy pools
Then dance it all again!
Skipping, stepping, pirouetting where the minnows teem;
Come, join me in my dancing to the music of the stream.
Leap from log to log,
Tango past the tangled brambles,
Tiptoe round the bog.
Skipping, stepping, pirouetting where the minnows teem;
I’m dancing to the mesmerizing music of the stream.
Balance over broken branches,
Limbo under bridges,
Twist and turn through murky tunnels,
Samba with the midges.
Skipping, stepping, pirouetting where the minnows teem;
I’m dancing to the mesmerizing music of the stream.
Waltz wildly down the waterfalls,
Gallop up the glen,
Slip smoothly through deep glassy pools
Then dance it all again!
Skipping, stepping, pirouetting where the minnows teem;
Come, join me in my dancing to the music of the stream.
This poem is copyright (©) Jacqueline Shirtliff 2024
About the Writer
Jacqueline Shirtliff
Jacqueline is a poet and primary school teacher on the Isle of Man. One of her favourite things is helping children to love poetry and reading and encouraging them to be writers themselves. She lives in a rose-covered cottage near the sea and enjoys gardening, crochet, and playing the tuba and harp, but not all at the same time! You can read some of her other poems in The Caterpillar, Tyger Tyger, Northern Gravy, The Toy, and Little Thoughts Press.
