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Spanish Spice
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Spanish Spice

 

Saffron blood, beneath blue veins

Touched by spice

 

The most restrictive cultures

Stepped in religion

Ingrained for centuries

Always find a way

 

To cut loose

Publically, and with acceptance

 

Have you seen a flamenco danced?

 

It's a very seductive experience

Almost like birds mating

The swishing of skirts

Intense, direct, eye contact

Beneath lowered lids...Initially

 

Bodies grazing each other

Spinning in and out of contact

Impatient stamping of heels

Clapping of hands

A command

A signal.....Rebellion....Anger....Passion

 

A slow approach

An assured arrival

A tease!

 

Thats Spain....My father's family

 

Puerto Rico...My mother's family

 

Maybe its the heat

Or the distance......from tradition

The dance is bold

 

Rhythm's similar, but more honest

The abandon, the passion, the freedom

Of Latin dance

 

Loud, fast, passionate, angry,

Joyful

 

Latins

We were born

To dance

 

No matter our location

Dance is in our souls

It's our spice

 

Our Spice of Life

 

Ole

 

Lady A

 
 

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 Reviews of "Spanish Spice"
Reviewed by Dana Matthews (Reader)
Reviewed on November 28, 2004
How did I miss this? What planet
have I been on? ... lol...

Not only did you switch your style
but you painted a very sensual
expression of one of the world's
most passionate expressions of dance.

I'm in shock, I'm in awe, I'm in my
living room and I need to go...lol... ;o)

D a n a xox

Reviewed by Dale Clark
Reviewed on November 22, 2004
Spicy Lady! So good, I love your passion.

Reviewed by Andy Turner (Reader)
Reviewed on November 22, 2004
Bloody racist spanish.

Great poem though..

Reviewed by Ian Thorpe
Reviewed on November 22, 2004
You capture the rhythms perfectly and the message that humanity always conquers religious repression comes over loud and clear.
Ian
PS You say I hardly post now, I post as much as I ever did, I was never prolific :-)

Reviewed by Kate Burnside
Reviewed on November 21, 2004
I'm with Janet - my heart is pounding fit to bust, and I haven't even tied me laces yet! I'd love you to teach me your dance, Anita... if the heart and soul are willing, I am sure the body will just follow suit!! LOVE this! TY Kate xx

Reviewed on November 20, 2004
Lady A,

Love the artwork ... this one 'dances' with perfected verse and imagery - outstanding work!!

Best wishes,

Robert

Reviewed by William Bonilla
Reviewed on November 20, 2004
Ole!
Amen
wonderful

William ....Peace

Reviewed by jude forese
Reviewed on November 19, 2004
a very passionate, wonderful poem! without life's spices imagine how bland we'd be ...

Reviewed on November 19, 2004
WTG Lady A

Reviewed by Jack Roberts
Reviewed on November 19, 2004
Well done Anita!!

Jack

Reviewed on November 19, 2004
(((lady a)))

OLE! MAGNIFICO! BRAVA!

i love the atmosphere you've brilliantly captured in this stunning composition--most excellent!

(((HUGS))) and love, and continued prayers, karla. :)

Reviewed on November 19, 2004
wow! terrific write, anita! well done!

(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in tx., karen lynn. :D

Reviewed by Tinka Boukes
Reviewed on November 19, 2004
Wonderful sensually good dancing!!

Love Tinka

Reviewed by Faye Enno (Reader)
Reviewed on November 19, 2004
Great write!

Reviewed by Janet Parker
Reviewed on November 19, 2004
I was completely transported in this poem. Everything was beautiful and the music in my mind made my heart beat loudly.

Reviewed by SHERRY HEIM
Reviewed on November 19, 2004
This is a dynomite poem, Lady A. The images are so vivid and I loved all the expressions of emotions you applied to the dances. I agree about dancing, though I am not latin, dance is the way the body tells the story of the soul.
Take care,
Sherry

Reviewed by Jerry Bolton (Reader)
Reviewed on November 19, 2004
I have to tell you, I am pooped trying to keep up with all the whirling and stomping and sexual innuendo's, I need to sit for a moment. More than a moment. Great visuals in this hot poem, poet.

Reviewed by Lori Moore
Reviewed on November 18, 2004
Great write. It's hard to beat the culture found in Spanish dance.

Reviewed by Jason Wise
Reviewed on November 18, 2004
I liked this very much.

Reviewed by E T Waldron
Reviewed on November 18, 2004
Ola! This Italian/Russian does too Anita!;-) Glorious is the Flamenco
I can watch and listen for hours!Wondrful extrapolation! I'm dancing right now;-)

Reviewed by *********** ********** (Reader)
Reviewed on November 18, 2004
Yeah I love that dance......sooooooo sensual..

I love the skirts and the swishing sound....and how they tap their feet...*sigh*

INTENSE and then some...lol

I used to do Irish Dance....a longgggg time ago...lol

Wonderful Lady A....ty for sharing this one with us all...

Dani x


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