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Printed from https://writing.com/main/books/entry_id/1070350-Dance
Rated: 13+ · Book · Writing · #2316158
The second of my collections of poems written for "Express It In Eight."
#1070350 added May 1, 2024 at 6:12am
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Dance
Ballet dancer holding giant fan.


Dance

I’m a fan of ballet
spreading myself
as a peacock’s tail
a sun in semi eclipse

to free a muscled leg
that points in accusation
the dance of hidden veil
when mannered pose is struck.



Line count: 8
Free verse
For Express It In Eight, 05.01.24
Prompt: As per illustration.


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