<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=382771" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>The Ballerina</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">The frightened ballerina, <br>standing on her toes<br>stood behind the curtain<br>in a dainty pose.<br>Having practiced faithfully<br>hour after hour, <br>inside her heart was pounding.<br>Outside her muscled power<br>overcame her fear.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The overture now playing, <br>each note was in her ear.<br>And as the curtain opened<br>it took away her fear.<br>The stage, the lights<br>became her love.<br>Each pirouette and leap<br>took her way above<br>into a different sphere.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The audience, mesmerized, <br>intent on every motion, <br>appreciation on their faces<br>showed deep emotion.<br>And as the music ended<br>she took her final bow.<br>No longer was<br>she frightened, <br>in fact emboldened now.<br>She knew why she was here.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">To dance, to dance<br>at every given chance.<br>To hear the applause<br>and hear them call her name.<br>And so the ballerina<br>standing on her toes<br>so graceful and dainty<br>is awed as she does hear.<br>'Bravo, bravo, <br>bravo, my dear.'</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Edwina+Reizer">Edwina Reizer</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=382771" data-title="The Ballerina de Edwina Reizer" data-description="The frightened ballerina, standing on her toes stood behind the curtain in a dainty pose. Having practiced faithfully hour after hour, inside her heart was pounding. Outside her muscled power overcame her fear. The overture now playing, each n..."></div> </div> </div>

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