Four Steps Dance Poem by Henry Tong

Four Steps Dance

Rating: 5.0


Her eyes
were pure and deep
as Lake Baikal
long had ceased.

Her hair
floated in the air
cascading black pearls
down by shoulders.

Lips were fresh crimson,
slightly parted
to feel the dampness
of the autumn air.

Petals landed softly
and deftly on her head,
which fossilized me
and a pond of fish.

Saturday, February 17, 2018
Topic(s) of this poem: beauty,love
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
In this poem, I experiment to mix Haiku with Chinese "Ge-xing" styles, which together create occidental appreciation of beauty. As an old Chinese saying goes, "When beauty exists, its surrounding is also affectionated."
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Dr Dillip K Swain 18 February 2018

A lovely poem! My favorite lines: Her hair floated in the air cascading black pearls down by shoulders....Loved reading it....10

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Heather 17 February 2018

Excellent poem, Henry. Your words are dancing in quatrain! Would you introduce your Ge-xing style to us?

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Henry Tong

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