by Cheryl Batavia

Daisy’s First Dance

Photo by Ghenadie Cebanu from Unsplash

Daisy’s First Dance

If you’re looking for perfection,

Please don’t look in my direction.

Even if I could achieve it,

no one ever would believe it!

This corner is my protection.

My foolish gaffes and confusion

bloom like daisies in profusion.

There’s not even the faintest chance

he’d ask this wallflower to dance.

I’ve come to that sad conclusion…

Daisy! I thought long in advance…

you might not want to take a chance…

that I could trip over your feet…

Oh, Danny, you’re so very sweet!

How nice that you asked me to dance!

Photo by Lance Michael Pahang from Unsplash

*This poem is fiction, but it accurately reflects some of my own youthful insecurities.

Copyright© 2023 by Cheryl Batavia

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Amazon Review

Earthly Days Update

My Dear Fellow Bloggers,

Earthly Days in paperback and in the Kindle edition is now immediately available on Amazon, shipping in 1-2 days. It is also available on Barnes & Noble.

The paperback, because of the many color photos, had to be priced at $18.99. The Kindle edition, because it has no printing costs, is priced at $2.99. I priced the Kindle edition as low as possible to make it easy for all my fellow bloggers to enjoy the book. I would be ecstatically happy and eternally grateful for any reviews you submit, and I will share them on my blog as I have shared the review above.

Below is the Preface and Acknowledgements page from Earthly Days. I have recognized my WordPress friends for all you mean to me. Every poem in Earthly Days is better because of the experience, knowledge, and inspiration gained from my fellow bloggers. I am deeply grateful. Thank you so much for your support.

Thank you to those who have generously written such outstanding reviews and interviews. Your work is being used as a resource by my publisher in marketing Earthly Days. Your assistance in helping to launch Earthly Days is invaluable, and will be remembered always!

Wishing you Health, Happiness, and Success,

Cheryl Batavia

77 Comments

    1. Unknown's avatar

      Thank you, JoAnna, for your lovely response. ❤ Your encouraging words mean a lot to me. I assure you that I had my share of insecurities as a teenager! 🙂

      Have a beautiful week ahead! ❤ ❤ ❤

      P.S. You were right about the dragonfly post. I absolutely loved it!

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        Yes, I can relate to that. I never had friends so once in a while if someone talked tome to me I wanted to be make friends which included going out with them for movies or just an outing etc which I wasn’t allowed.

        Have a great week you too! 😊❤️❤️

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      Thank you, Lawrence, for that intriguing comment. ❤ I don't have any inclination to write a novel. It sounds like a lot of work, so my hat's off to you. I also enjoyed your recent story about the bat, ❤ What is going on with you these days? Hope you are enjoying lovely fall weather. Take care!

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      Haha! You are right, da-AL. Whenever anything goes wrong, my first question is whether it might be my fault. The majority of the time it has nothing to do with me. 🙂 Thank you for your comment. You gave me a chuckle! ❤ ❤ ❤

      Have a great weekend!

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      Thank you, Mousumi, for your kind comment. ❤ I wholeheartedly agree, though some may hide their insecurities better than others. The boy in the poem isn't very confident either; he's afraid to ask the girl to dance. Somehow though, they eventually do share a dance. Fortunately, over time, people do become more sure of themselves. ❤ ❤ ❤

      Hope you are enjoying your week!

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      1. Unknown's avatar

        Sounds like you are sharing your own memoir Cheryl! Loved the peom very much ❤❤❤
        Durga Puja and Navaratri festivities are going on, so it’s worshipping and celebration time here in India!!

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      Ivor, I love the photo! Thank you for sending it. I am so happy you have Frankie. He’s such a wonderful dog! < 3 ❤ ❤ All the unconditional love a dog gives you tends to keep you in your comfort zone! I like dogs and cats too.

      Have a great week! Give Frankie a hug for me. ❤

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        Frankie loves having his photo taken and putting his paws on my keyboard 🐶😉 he’s very curious as to why I am the computer 🖥️ … I was testing out my webcam setup… it seems to be working ok 😊🌏😍🐶

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      Thank you so much, Michele. ❤ Glad you enjoyed the poem.

      I deeply regret that I was never allowed to attend school dances. I felt very awkward trying to learn to dance as a young adult. Middle school is a traumatic time of life, so I can only imagine how challenging middle school dances must be! 🙂 It is very telling that we never forget those painful middle school experiences.

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        You are very welcome. 😊 My treat. As for middle school dances, you did not miss much, but I am sure it was upsetting to middle school you. It is a challenging time in life. Even more so trying to teach that age group! 😨

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      Haha, Ashley! The poem is a string of limericks. I don’t think the rhythm is quite what limmericks should be, but I am working on it! 🙂 I think that you are right, though, it could be sung! Thank you for your delightful comment! ❤

      Have a great week!

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      Priti, thank you so much for sharing your thoughts! ❤ I am so happy that you find the poem relatable. You are quite right that it happens to all of us sometimes. And I think we can all remember our teenage years when we were just beginning to have confidence in ourselves. 🙂

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  18. Unknown's avatar

    Such a lovely poem honoring our fragilities which I so appreciate you always being so candid with.
    Congratulations on gettin the kindle version out on your book for the masses to enjoy. The pictures are so beautiful and complete your book making it a lovely book. You won’t believe it, nor do I , but my paperback isn’t here still.
    Love this review so well deserved. 🙌🏽😂👏🎬👏❣️

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    1. Unknown's avatar

      Thank you, Cindy, for all your kind words! So glad you like the poem. ❤ ❤ ❤

      I don't know why Ingram Spark and Amazon took so long with everything! They had both the soft cover and the Kindle version on September 15th ! Y is my sister, and it took her a couple of weeks to get her book. She wrote her review the day she received it, October 20th. Hopefully, you will get your book soon! Thank you for your patience and for letting me know.

      Thinking of you enjoying the adorable babies and the busy life you lead. Hope all is well! ❤

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      1. Unknown's avatar

        You’re so very welcome Cheryl, I loved it!
        It’s so odd all of the mail these days. Patience is a virtue they say right. I know. I’m glad I got a sneak preview.
        Oh they are adorable and it’s all going great, thank you so much. ❤️❤️❣️

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  20. Unknown's avatar

    Your fiction took me back to what we used to call junior high school. I don’t think I ever danced with a guy until high school. So glad your book is on kindle. I love real, hard copy books, but I have so many!

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      Thank you, JoAnna, for sharing your thoughts. ❤ Those early years can be a challenge!

      I too, love books. Sadly, I had to get rid of most of my beloved hardcopy books because of allergy issues, but I am slowly building a Kindle library! 🙂

      Have a beautiful day!

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        I had not thought of books as contributing to allergies. Dang! Sorry you had to get rid of most of your hardcopies. My allergies are acting up right now which I assume is something outside, but with the dog and cat hair mixing with dust, sometimes i wonder. Take care, Cheryl. I hope you have a good week.

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  22. Unknown's avatar

    A romantic poetry. A fairy tale kind for many of us. 😛
    All the best for the book Cheryl! It would be a delight for a person having it in hard copy. 🙂

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      Thank you so much, Kritika, for your good wishes and your support. I deeply appreciate your help in launching Earthly Days. ❤ ❤ ❤

      The hard copy has an artistic layout, but the Kindle edition does include all of the colorful photos.

      Have a blissful day! ❤

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  25. Unknown's avatar

    Oh Cheryl, I enjoyed reading your wonderful poem! I remember my first dance evening, which took place in a town hall in our small town. On stage a beat band played songs by the Beatles, the Kinks and Eric Burdon. During the first song, a young man with shoulder-length hair came and asked me to dance with him. It was so so wonderful!

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