poem-bellydancer day

poem-bellydancer day May 23, 2015

Filed under: Poetry — Shawn L. Bird @ 10:11 am
Tags: landscape, metaphor, Okanagan, poem, poetry, tie-dye, velvet

This day

is tie-dyed velvet:

Sequined blue blinks below,

milk swirled turquoise above,

Bald Eagle arcs over

undulating sunburnt pink hills,

Red-tailed Hawk swoops above

evergreen shadows that

shimmy under shining sun.

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26 Responses to “poem-bellydancer day”

Renard Moreau Says:
May 23, 2015 at 10:11 am
[ Smiles ] Lovely poem, my dear!

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- Shawn L. Bird Says:
  May 23, 2015 at 2:34 pm
  Merci, Renard.
  
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doncarroll Says:
May 23, 2015 at 10:18 am
absolutely love this shawn!!!

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- Shawn L. Bird Says:
  May 23, 2015 at 2:30 pm
  My thanks, Don.
  
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jensenempire2551 Says:
May 23, 2015 at 10:58 am
Mrs. Bird, belly dancing, o-my!

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- Shawn L. Bird Says:
  May 23, 2015 at 2:29 pm
  Not since I broke my ankle, unfortunately!
  
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  - jensenempire2551 Says:
    May 23, 2015 at 4:59 pm
    Broke your ankle belly-dancing?
  - Shawn L. Bird Says:
    May 23, 2015 at 6:19 pm
    Nope. Walking across the road to get the mail during the big snow dump in January.
  - jensenempire2551 Says:
    May 24, 2015 at 7:46 am
    Awe
nerdlovewords Says:
May 23, 2015 at 11:24 am
evergreen shadows that

shimmy under shining sun.

Only you can write such wonderful lines 🙂

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- Shawn L. Bird Says:
  May 23, 2015 at 2:30 pm
  Others probably can; I just did. 😉
  
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  - nerdlovewords Says:
    May 24, 2015 at 9:06 am
    😀
tylerdtroutman Says:
May 23, 2015 at 12:46 pm
I love the alliteration. Sequined blue below. and that great last line.

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- Shawn L. Bird Says:
  May 23, 2015 at 2:29 pm
  Thanks, Tyler.
  
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Thomas M. Watt Says:
May 23, 2015 at 1:27 pm
tie-dyed velvet – great imagery.

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- Shawn L. Bird Says:
  May 23, 2015 at 2:29 pm
  I’ll have to post a picture of my belly dance troupe in the tie-dyed velvet tops that were the inspiration! 🙂
  
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  - Thomas M. Watt Says:
    May 25, 2015 at 1:39 pm
    Please do.
  - Shawn L. Bird Says:
    May 25, 2015 at 1:52 pm
    😉
Tournesol (Clr) Says:
May 23, 2015 at 3:31 pm
Lovely images here so beautifully penned:)

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- Shawn L. Bird Says:
  May 23, 2015 at 4:40 pm
  Thank you, Cheryl Lynn.
  
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jburns58 Says:
May 23, 2015 at 4:08 pm
What an amazing poem!

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- Shawn L. Bird Says:
  May 23, 2015 at 4:36 pm
  Thank you. I’m glad you enjoyed it.
  
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  - jburns58 Says:
    May 23, 2015 at 4:58 pm
    You are welcome.
righteousbruin9 Says:
May 23, 2015 at 11:41 pm
As I read this, I think of the troupe of teen-aged belly dancers, fully-clothed and completely elegant, in a small-town Founder’s Day parade, this morning.

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- Shawn L. Bird Says:
  May 23, 2015 at 11:51 pm
  Yes, the bikini tops are a rare thing in most troupes, and the body control is impressive (particularly the belly, of course) when done well. 🙂 Personally, I tend to be the comic relief, I think. 😉
  
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Vagrant Poetry Says:
May 24, 2015 at 10:56 am
Reblogged this on Vagrant Poetry.

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