Belly Dancer

the singing on her belly dance
records reminded her of the
cattle auctions she used to
go to with her grandfather &
she would sing along softly,

fourfiftyfourfiftyfour
seventyfivegorgeous
gorgeousgorgeous myohmy,
she would say

& then she would raise her
hands above her head &
ripple her body like trees
in the wind.

--Brian Andreas