by Granny Janny
Member since:
February 16, 2006

The Rubáiyát Of Granny Jan ~ Dancing in Bed

January 19, 2011 01:14 AM UTC (Updated: January 19, 2011 01:53 AM UTC)
views: 0 | 14 people recommend this | comments: 41

First foggy morning thought knocked on my head
Why not spend Sunday lazing in my bed?
My husband complied - toasted bread, egg fried
Served with coffee and a tray on the spread

“Delicious”  I cried - in ecstasy sighed
So grateful that I’m still his chosen bride
Then I tuned the TV to channel nine
Great Performances took me for a ride

Wolf Trap’s “Face of America” so fine
Dance on location in nature sublime
Maui, Yosemite, a Coral Reef
Check it out to discover the divine

The program - a success beyond belief
The ninety minutes were really too brief
If you have listened to what I just said
Click the links for this gift I now bequeath!

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/shows/wolftrap/dances.html
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/shows/wolftrap/program.html

You can watch the whole show online!

A slice of bread ~  a jug of joe  ~ watching TV ~ Was truly paradise for me.

http://media-files.gather.com/images/d252/d771/d746/d224/d96/f3/full.jpg



 

Comments: 41

Karen E. Jan 19, 2011, 1:20am UTC
I dream of resting...all pillowed up and listening to some wonderful music...coffee/yes.
Granny Janny Jan 19, 2011, 1:40am UTC
It was way more than music. The program elated me...blew my mind with the creativity of the choreographers.
Kathryn Flynn Jan 19, 2011, 1:41am UTC
yes the program sounds great and thanks for the links. in my free time this week, i will look,
Karen E. Jan 19, 2011, 1:43am UTC
I am on my 2+ week stretch and tonight up to eyebrows in charting...hope to return to the links as I can but good to see your smiling face and dream of my pillows.
Granny Janny Jan 19, 2011, 1:48am UTC
What are you charting...nurse stuff?
Karen E. Jan 19, 2011, 1:54am UTC
Yes, after a day of seeing patients I have lots of documentation to do, usually chart till about midnight. I'm pretty tired tonight but think I will go another hour. Thanks to the smiles of my friends here.
Granny Janny Jan 19, 2011, 2:01am UTC
<{8^)) here's one more for ya.
Kathryn Flynn Jan 19, 2011, 1:41am UTC
Such a beautiful write.

I could tell you really enjoyed yourself. and you should!!

Ah, sleeping in, sleeping in, sleeping in. i never liked breakfast in bed, though - in europe, must have been france, of course, they would serve the continental as room service and the beds had trays - but i am ...sort of messy... and i hate crumbs in bed. but heaven to me is sleeping and waking and watching tv or a movie and sleeping again. sort of slept half the day today.
Granny Janny Jan 19, 2011, 1:50am UTC
It was an amazing day, K. I watched at least three movies as well as the dance program...and also, amazingly got several other things done; such as hemming a nightgown for my mother-in-law.
Susan Budig - Mindful Poet Jan 19, 2011, 5:12pm UTC
I love to be busy while wearing my pjs, too. Hemming a nightgown in bed. Glad you weren't wearing it. ;-)
Stirling D. Jan 20, 2011, 9:26pm UTC
You are truly inspiring!
JOHN BECK Jan 19, 2011, 6:56am UTC
Years ago we had TV in the bedroom. We took turns making morning coffee, then watched the news in bed. Our dog Sweetheart made certain that the right person got up on time each morning, and she never got it wrong! That was years ago. Barbara no longer drinks coffee and we have no TV in the bedroom.
Granny Janny Jan 19, 2011, 11:37am UTC
We've actually ended a four year period without the TV and I'm glad to have one back.
Granny Janny Jan 19, 2011, 11:38am UTC
Although I only rarely watch TV. My husband watches a lot and I'm not fond of his shows.
JOHN BECK Jan 19, 2011, 12:15pm UTC
Ours is in the living room and Barbara watches it all day.
Laurence Northcote Jan 19, 2011, 8:02am UTC
Lovely poem and ode to relax the eyes, the ears and the body! I watch some dances and I found Noureyev!!! That's make me remember when I was a student in classical dance and when Barachnikov became a US citizen in 1986!!! LOL
Diane Huizenga Jan 19, 2011, 9:49am UTC
wonderful
Angela A. Jan 19, 2011, 10:35am UTC
That would be nice if I could just lay in bed all day. Sigh.
JOHN BECK Jan 19, 2011, 12:16pm UTC
For one day, maybe. Then you'd want to be go-go-going again.
Granny Janny Jan 19, 2011, 7:40pm UTC
Yep...one day is enough!
Angela A. Jan 20, 2011, 1:44pm UTC
Actually, I would love to be at my computer every day, all day, John. Ha, ha.
He, he, Granny J.
Bernard C. Jan 19, 2011, 11:28am UTC
Neat verse first thing in the morning- breaky in bed - good for you - thanks for sharing :-)
Ann Marcaida Jan 19, 2011, 11:42am UTC
Does PBS have a group here on Gather? You should send this poem to them, Jan!

Thanks for sharing with Gather's Best Writers and Artists. Featured and tweeted.
Andrea Grenadier Jan 19, 2011, 6:18pm UTC
Ann, lots of individual programs have their home on Gather; just type in "Public Broadcasting Service," and you'll find a lot!
L izzy Jan 19, 2011, 4:03pm UTC
Love it! Want more of it! Please! Hugs! Grateful you shared this!
Long may you dance in bed - undoubtedly doing so while watching Wolf Trap blowing minds.
Susan Budig - Mindful Poet Jan 19, 2011, 5:15pm UTC
Fun rubaiyat, Jan. Featured at Mindful Poetry where this month, rubaiyat reigns supreme!
Granny Janny Jan 19, 2011, 7:41pm UTC
Glad I finally got it right. It's a fun form.
Susan Budig - Mindful Poet Jan 19, 2011, 8:10pm UTC
Especially when you do it. :-)
Richard Thuss Jan 19, 2011, 5:56pm UTC
If I click on those links is your husband coming over to serve me breakfast in bed?
Granny Janny Jan 19, 2011, 7:44pm UTC
It's so nice to be served every now and then. I could make you a virtual breakfast, Richard. In any case the scenes where the the dancers are bouncing off the face of the dome rock with the view of the Yosemite Valley far below in the background is food for the soul.
Richard Thuss Jan 19, 2011, 11:45pm UTC
Oh I didn't click on your links yet. It's just about midnight here, and far too early for breakfast in bed.
Andrea Grenadier Jan 19, 2011, 6:17pm UTC
Oh, THIS is the life! But hearing it described is sweet, too!
David W. Jan 19, 2011, 8:39pm UTC
I am a TV junkie. That accounts for my frequent absences from Gather. A fun verse.
Elsie Duggan Jan 19, 2011, 11:53pm UTC
Sounds swell Jan, that's the life for me,
Granny Janny Jan 20, 2011, 2:02am UTC
I know you would enjoy the show if you saw it Elsie. Thanks for coming by.
Kushal Poddar Jan 20, 2011, 8:59am UTC
Delicious” I cried - in ecstasy sighed
So grateful that I’m still his chosen bride
Then I tuned the TV to channel nine
Great Performances took me for a ride

I smiled. Your poem is the result of great observation and wit
gaelyn k. Jan 21, 2011, 3:28am UTC
I love everything Hollywood.
Priscilla P. Jan 21, 2011, 10:14pm UTC
perfectly DIVINE you lucky lady you.
Mike Ellwood Jan 27, 2011, 11:21am UTC
Lucky you. I had a similar day a few weeks ago. It did me good! Must do it again some time.

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