My first new poem for a while! This was inspired by the spirit and rhythm of the Palestinian folk dance dabke (see picture.) It’s dedicated to all the dabke dancers out there!
Dance
Dance in the fields
Dance in the streets
Dance in happiness
Dance in grief
Dance for a birth
Dance for a death
Dance for a new day
Dance your last breath
Dance for a maiden
Dance for a crone
Dance for the sewing of the seed
Dance for a harvest of bones
Dance in peace
Dance in war
Dance in revolution
Dance of the poor
Dance in black
Dance in white
Dance in red and green
Dance for freedom
Dance in Filasteen.
A Poet in Palestine 