A Dance... Poem by Hemakumar Nanayakkara

A Dance...

Rating: 5.0


As bright electric lights
slowly faded away
Flames of burning candles
made a splendid array

From a distant corner
blinked her crescentic eyes
Lustrous sparks of glitter
pleasing human signs

Pearly beads like
cute tender smile
Attractive gestures
of irresistible style

Placid moonlight filtered
through the long windows
Touched her cascading hair
creating dark shadows

As the music played smoothly
her eyes turned magically
His earnest longing for her
gradually overflowed

He took his steps foward
following her fragrance
An alluring display of intuitions
in front of an angelic presence

He took her hands
danced across the floor
Turning many rounds
as they floated to the fore

Twirled elegantly listening
to their own souls
Like loving pairs of veil tails
in round aquatic bowls...


Copyright(c) Hemakumar Nanayakkara

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
PERSIAN NIGHTINGALE 29 April 2008

Stunning........................

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Janice Windle 30 April 2008

As usual, a lovely luminous visual image, with the added movement of the dance - diaphanous veils, exotic colours... beautiful

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Louise Marie Delsanto 30 April 2008

Beautiful. I will read all of your work...

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Simone Inez Harriman 02 May 2008

Magical, spellbinding. I love it and the ending was perfect. (10 from me) .

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Viola Grey 03 May 2008

so beautifully fluid...lovely.

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Mencita Monoï Angel Carmen 04 October 2008

it's beautiful and it invites to joiiin the dance....

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Reshma Ramesh 02 October 2008

very very beautiful................

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Tanya Stanford 11 August 2008

Lovely written. From your words a beautiful mental picture is formed.10/10

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Dawn Slanker 04 August 2008

Lovely poem. Sensual and romantic. I could see the couple dancing as I read. I am especially fond of the final stanza. Great imagery throughout. Well done.

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, aryaindia 17 July 2008

A splendid dance that commemorates the beauty of your style and fragrance of your thoughts in an eclectic manner. Just beautiful. Arya.

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Hemakumar Nanayakkara

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Colombo / Sri Lanka
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