Dance of Uzume

On a day like today 
I beg for the sun 
to wrap its warmth 
in sliding curls around my body 
  
I long to tip my head 
and feel the kiss of heat   
radiating along the curve of my neck 
chasing tingles southward 
licking over the suppleness of breasts 
and onwards … 
  
On a day like today 
I contemplate dancing naked 
while tapping heartbeats 
with my feet, on a drum 
  
Humming an anthem to the sky 
arms undulating above me, 
eyes closed in reverence 
in an offering 
to one, and only one, 
while the world looks on 
 
On a day like today 
I beg for  the sun 
and all its glorious heat 
to set me on fire! 




may 2011
Janet Reid




Awarded by Poetic Constellations ~ Ayana