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JamesMichael
Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

0 posted 2009-08-14 06:39 PM

Tahitian Dancer

She was extremely careful
about picking the
right size coconuts.
After all she didn't
want any accidents
while performing her
Tahitian dance
for the pleasure
of her audience
on the well worn
streets of Waikiki.
By day she sells
jewelry at the
International Market Place,
but for now the
tourists money doesn't
flow so easily.
In hard times
such as this
jewelry has once
again become a luxury,
so upon wind blown nights
you'll see her under the palm trees,
illuminated by the tiki torches light,
wearing her grass shirt
and two extremely large coconuts,
accompanied by her drummers,
sharing the exciting dances of Tahiti,
for her audiences sensual pleasure.
Finally those dance lessons are paying off,
and she loves it, and I do too.

JamesLee
14August
2009

BluesSerenade
Member Patricius

since 2001-10-23

Posts 10549
By the Seaside

1 posted 2009-08-14 08:15 PM

You snap up a fine picture and bring it to life with your poetry.

Love this dance to the drum beat!

Earth Angel
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since 2002-08-27

Posts 40215
Realms of Light

2 posted 2009-08-15 10:14 AM

Oh, and what a lovely pair (or is that "bunch"?) of coconuts, she has!

Enjoyed the vignet!

Linda

Yoinn
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since 2007-08-16

Posts 649
Michigan

3 posted 2009-08-15 10:40 AM

A little Lime and coconut does a man good. Nice writing James.

Yoin

peaceseaker
Member

since 2009-07-29

Posts 161

4 posted 2009-08-15 12:21 PM

A very different write, giving us a peek into a culture that some may not have had the pleasure of....Thank you for sharing this well written piece....ps...

JamesMichael
Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

5 posted 2009-08-17 06:18 PM

Thank you Blues, Earth Angel, Yoinn and peacemaker for the wonderful responses...James

brneyedgrly
Senior Member

since 2009-06-08

Posts 1125
nowhere and everywhere

6 posted 2009-08-17 09:29 PM

james

your poetry always

makes me smile

.

flesh, blood, bone, love...twisted
~ L. Hall

Ceinwyn
Member Elite

since 2000-07-09

Posts 2175
VA

7 posted 2009-08-17 09:32 PM

smiling over here

The only time we waste is the time we spend thinking we are alone.

2islander2
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since 2008-03-12

Posts 6825
by the sea

8 posted 2009-08-19 09:28 PM

charming and full of images, tahitian dances are magic and attractive, thanks for the poem.

yann

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