The Language Of Bees

Her dancing feet, gilded ankles, gilded hips,
Rippling, flying, her opalescent hands,
Music in her scented silver bones.
Undulating, ululating, hips swing, hot skin,
Heart-drum-beat, zarghareet,
Veiled hair, her celestial feet,
This is the language of bees.

© 1999 by Esmerelda, all rights reserved.

Here's what Esmerelda, also known as Angharad Jones, has to say about this poem:

I wrote 'The Language of Bees' in 1999 as part of a creative writing course, and it was published in 'Famous Reporter', a Tasmanian literary biannual in June 1999. In this poem I am trying to express my joy regarding the beautiful Middle Eastern dance form. The title is a reference to the way bees communicate through movement, that dance is quite literally their language.

If you would like to send her e-mail to tell her you liked her poem, her address is agjones@postoffice.utas.edu.au.

Also known more mundanely as Angharad Jones, here's how Esmerelda describes herself:

I was born in Tasmania, Australia in 1980, and I am currently studying at the University of Tasmania, taking a Bachelor of Arts and majoring in English and History. I have been learning Middle Eastern Dance since November 1997.

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