Legs apart,Belly thrustLike an impudent child,You seduce dangerOr seek battle.Gazing through me,Your servant,Lift your proud skirtsBut don’t dance,Less haughty thanDefiant.
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Salome Dancer (1909) by Robert Henri (1865-1929) |
Poem
number 2 of 30 Poems In November for Center for New Americans. I was pleased to
spend some time with this painting today; she resides in the Mead Art Museum at Amherst College.