There has been some bad feeling on the forum from time to time and we have lost a few really interesting posters. I love this forum and I love the wonderful mixture of people on here. Some of you move me to tears, some of you make me snort with outrageous laughter, some of you challenge my thinking, some of you irritate me beyond belief (and I am sure vice versa) but I would not want to lose a single one of you. Some of you have been writing some wonderful odes to the dancers. Here is my feeble attempt to write my ode to all of you.




I really wish there was a way
For all of us to have our say
Where loving fans of Ian Waite
Can mix with fans of Tissuegate
A place where those in fluffy custard
Can learn to live with p*ss and mustard
Sassy posters, don’t take flight
Stay and make a healthy fight
Sparkly pinkies don’t retreat
Sweet and sour mix a treat
Pink room, blue room, take your pick
Room to challenge and bewitch,
Room to soothe and room to stir
Room to differ and concur

I won’t rain on your parade
But I don’t want to be afraid
Of letting off a bit of steam
And spoiling someone else’s dream
I don’t want to hurt a soul
But I abhor the mind control
Whether its by feather duster
Or opinionated bluster.

Argument can make us free
Please don’t feel you need to flee
From too much sweet or two much sour
Stand your ground and use your power.
One may choke on fairy dust
One may run from too much lust
But if we run, we never meet
We all just go into retreat
Rain is difficult, you know,
But it makes the flowers grow
If we stay too self defended
Then the breach is never mended
If we mix only with same
Then the board becomes too tame
Little sugar, little spice,
Little nasty, little nice
Makes a richer, tasty stew,
Space for me and space for you

that is a brilliant poem!
maybe it will unite the forum!
we love each other really!!!
well done - great poem!!!!
it's really lovely and brilliant rhyming!
WOW

love katy x x x

Classic!!!!!

Lovely effort, Crystal Tips.

I'd take custard over p*ss and mustard, any day of the week.

very clever and well thought out. let's hope it re unites all htose who have felt they cannot state their opinion any more.

Fabulous Crystal Tips. I think your poem completely sums up how FM's from all the different view points have been feeling lately...and it is just perfect.

Thankyou for taking the trouble to do that. And I completely agree with it all. And I for one, will try to take that advice on board instead of scuttling off for days everytime I get hurt, or just hanging around where I feel safe, or feeling bad that I myself may have driven people away.

Thankyou.

What a marvellous poem - and totally capturing the spirit of the place. I hope everyone reads it and takes it to heart.

That was brilliant, it really shows how much our forum actually has, we're like a family. Well done.

Big pat on the back Crystal Tips! Sums up everthing about this forum.

Well Done you!

hehe big hug fest!! lovely ode!! ct!! thanks!!

Thanks Crystal Tips your poem is wonderful! I too wish some of the lovely posters would return, and feel free to post as they see fit.

Got to agree with the sentments of the poem Crystal Tips.

Lovely poem, CT. Very lovely

What a lovely poem...and good sentiment too!

Loved the poem - my my what a lot of brilliant poets on this site!
I am not worthy (bowing in Wane's world style)

RESPECT, Crystal!

Excellent Crystal Tips *thumbs up*

Wow Crystal I love your poem. What a talent! I feel like a bit of an intruder here as I don't even watch Strictly Come Dancing, LOL - but just happened to pop by and read your poem. It would work equally well for everyone on DS, not just SCD fans. Off topic a bit, but if you're not already you should be into creative writing - you'd go far with it.

Linda

Aww, that was fabulous, very wity rhyming scheme, and at precisely the right moment. Well done! xxx

An unapologetic bump for a fab piece!

Yet another Lady to grace the board!!!

The Lady Boz
Toujours une Grand Dame

Really great poem, and I think looking at everyone who has responded - it really does have a unifying appeal. It's wonderfully well-observed of tensions that have come up and also in terms of summing up the rich diversity of life reflected in the threads, comments and FPs who grace this board. I hope new and old members, lurkers, active or not, read it, and it goes to something inside them and brings us together. It's incidentally excellent advice for life too

Thank you for doing this.

A very dysfunctional family sure, but a family nonetheless *Grabs as many people as she can*
GROUP HUG! Are ya' feeling the love people, are ya'?

Wonderful Poem, very touching Crystal. I actually could feel the ol' Niji's heartstrings being pulled on there! Nice work and Thank-you. The Comeraiderie (SP. Mis but NM! ) of this Forum really shows through.

Hi Lindy...you could never intrude...lovely to see you over here. Long time no talk!

And I agree with all you said there.

love the poem crystal tips......wowy!

This is a lovely poen Crystal Tips, and as it was about to slip onto page 2 I hope you dont mind me giving it a bump.