For me, reading poetry inspires the writing of future poems… Siren Dance came to me after reading Sappho, with also the great William Butler Yeats poetry in mind as well. It serves as a reminder for me never to separate the woman from the Goddess. Siren Song painting by Victor Nizovtsev Siren Dance We see her through the window, waving her arms like snakes her hips swaying like a restful boat on a calm sea head rolling slowly from one side to the next, kissing the shoulder as if thanking a friend visiting each for awhile before moving to the other. We are caught, she like a siren calling us in, to a deserted island, through the voice of her body, she sings to us. The velvet drapery pulled back frames her gelatinous dance. We may drown in her beauty. How can we tell the woman from the goddess? She turns to face outdoors, sees us peering in, smiles, continues to dance. We bow at her grace then leav...
Women's Spiritual Poetry