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I Saw You Dance

I saw you dance. I saw you, tilting your gracious body rightly To every direction given by the beat. I saw you, twisting your gentle body in step With every instruction from the reign of the song. I saw you, wiggling your soft waist, Circling it to send wind to wipe my sweat of surprises. I saw you, whining against the watching wind Like a yam stem around the stake. I saw you dance. I witnessed your steps, rooted deeply in the heart of the music, And still here in my heart, I feel them. I heard your voice, sonorous like Angel's, And still here in me, there's a whirlwind of ecstasy From its wondrous work. I saw you dance I beheld your magical style. Then, I resigned there are more to your beauty than what you've fed me with.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2017




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Date: 4/2/2017 7:50:00 AM
A wonderful symmetry of words and movement, a romantic write. Well done Ijalana.
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Date: 3/12/2017 12:10:00 PM
Superb sincerity and penmanship; I have to fave this beauty(!)
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