Belly Dance by Desiree Lee (poem)
Belly Dance
by Desireé Lee
The belly dancer
clinks and chimes
Her costume sparks of fire
Her body: thread that starts to weave
The cloth of my desire.
The belly dancer
squirms and shakes
Her costume: blossoms smoking
Her limbs are fabric bent on air
My heart her moves uncloaking
I watch, a stirring strikes me hard
the dancer, fleet, unfailing
and as her weaving dance takes flame
it's me she is unveiling.
Desireé Lee, from Sterling, Virginia, has been belly dancing since 1996. She has been writing poetry intermittently since she was in the fourth grade, and is now 43 years old. In addition to dancing and writing poetry, she also enjoys being a member of the SCA, making garb, and creating artwork.
by Desireé Lee
The belly dancer
clinks and chimes
Her costume sparks of fire
Her body: thread that starts to weave
The cloth of my desire.
The belly dancer
squirms and shakes
Her costume: blossoms smoking
Her limbs are fabric bent on air
My heart her moves uncloaking
I watch, a stirring strikes me hard
the dancer, fleet, unfailing
and as her weaving dance takes flame
it's me she is unveiling.
Desireé Lee, from Sterling, Virginia, has been belly dancing since 1996. She has been writing poetry intermittently since she was in the fourth grade, and is now 43 years old. In addition to dancing and writing poetry, she also enjoys being a member of the SCA, making garb, and creating artwork.
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