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At the famous Folies Bergère all the dancing girls fell sick No one to entertain the tourists who wouldn’t get to see high kicks The manager of the venue thought so long and very hard He unchained the dancing bears that lived in the tiny back yard They went through their routine since they’d not performed in years They were absolutely step perfect the manager was moved to tears The polar bear and brown bears became a massive hit on stage All the dancing girls got sacked dancing bears were all the rage! But the animal rights campaigners set up petitions on a Facebook group It was deemed that the act was cruel and disbanded the dancing bear troop The high kicking girls were re employed See them can can the whole night through The dancing bears are now retired They’ll end their days in the local zoo Bring on the dancing bears contest Sponsored by John Lawless 3/18/19

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Date: 4/26/2019 10:27:00 PM
great poem great story well done! Great win!
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Date: 4/26/2019 6:51:00 PM
good grief, if this is true, it's just another example of how stupid some people react to things. This was awesome , Jan. Congrats on your win!
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Date: 3/19/2019 10:25:00 AM
lol is this based on a true story ? cuz it sounds like it might be, if not, you did an amazing job here, gl in the contest, though I don't think you need luck, you got skill xo
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Date: 3/19/2019 9:45:00 AM
Jan Jan Jan! You made me wanna dance! You have such a way with words! You have my best poetic bear hug for this one!
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Date: 3/19/2019 9:03:00 AM
- A wonderful poem, Jan :) - Photo perfect for today's smile ... so cute :) - Best wishes in the contest ... a top win if you ask me :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 3/19/2019 7:21:00 AM
As always, your poem was fun! And the pic is perfect to go with it.
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Jan Allison
Date: 3/19/2019 7:47:00 AM
Thanks Agnes.to be honest I'd not heard of dancing bears for many years so I enjoyed writing a simple fun poem for the contest:-) hugs Jan xx
Date: 3/19/2019 7:10:00 AM
This is a beautiful take on the contest theme..I liked the rhymes and the flow of the poem, Jan. Also the two turns in the poem: bears replacing the dancing girls and then girls back on due to animal right protest..this could really happen. All the best!
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Date: 3/19/2019 7:46:00 AM
Thanks Vijay I had fun with the theme, thanks for your lovely comment:-)hugs Jan xx
Date: 3/18/2019 8:30:00 PM
Well ask white wolf my name!!! He calls me "The Great Bear" LOL I mean is true but still funny. Off to go eat a few humans now!!!!
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Jan Allison
Date: 3/19/2019 3:19:00 AM
LOL that's the smell of fear lol:-) hugs Jan xx
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Arthur Vaso
Date: 3/19/2019 12:53:00 AM
or poo poo LOL
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Jan Allison
Date: 3/18/2019 8:35:00 PM
I can think of a few you could nibble but they may taste of alcohol lol:-) hugs Jan xx
Date: 3/18/2019 6:49:00 PM
You have written a delightful story poem for this contest, Jan. I expect it will be a winner for sure. It made me smile.
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Date: 3/18/2019 7:21:00 PM
Thanks Caren not sure if John will like it but it would never have been written without his contest prompt so I am a winner anyway I look at it:-) hugs jan xx
Date: 3/18/2019 6:43:00 PM
Could not be the Moulin Rouge as they would immediately have put two and two together, i.e., "bear" = "Bare" + "Girl" …..but well thought out and presented! Good luck in the contest! Aloha! Rico
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Date: 3/18/2019 6:49:00 PM
Oh Thanks Rico, I've amended it to the Folies Bergere!:-) hugs Jan xx
Date: 3/18/2019 6:24:00 PM
A lovely cute take on the dancing bears theme, Jan. I love animals, and would hate to see them ill-treated or unhappy, yet I think that there are times when animal rights campaigners take things a bit too far. Hugs // paul
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Date: 3/18/2019 6:31:00 PM
I'm so glad its just a fiction poem Paul:-) hugs jan xx

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