Spanish Dancer Poem by Raj Arumugam

Spanish Dancer



I'm the nocturnal
Spanish Dancer
(yes, night is the time of
dance and romance -
but for me, really, it's feeding time)
and I dance in water
near coral, when disturbed

I haven't got music
or guitar or castanets
but nevertheless
you'll see me
move
unfold and close

You can see me spread
my dress red and orange
outward and
pull them in again -
but that's when I'm agitated
(sure, you might be delighted
to see what you think is my dance)

Spanish Dancer
Saturday, June 25, 2016
Topic(s) of this poem: life,nature
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
* This is what the Wikipedia says about the Spanish Dancer: The Spanish dancer, scientific name Hexabranchus sanguineus (literally meaning 'blood-colored six-gills') , is a dorid nudibranch, a very large and colorful sea slug, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Hexabranchidae.

* Image of Spanish Dancer from Wikipedia, courtesy of Dr. James P. McVey, (Photo Collection of Dr. James P. McVey) NOAA Sea Grant Program - NOAA Photo Library
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Gajanan Mishra 25 June 2016

time of dance romance, good one.

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