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.

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About The Artist

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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