Dancing Tango

Oh, Orlando!
Remember the night we danced
quietly on the sands where music
was played? Your words were
wanderers, said quietly
in the pockets of my ears.

Oh, Esphahan¹!
With your turquoise blue mosques
and lovers hiding under the sands
by the Zayandehrood² and its haunting
blue skies. Still the words
did wonders when they were said quietly
in the pockets of my ears.

Time is eternity, my dignity
resides in yours and your
words are wonders that I count
as precious coins kept quietly
in the pockets of my tears.

¹Esphahan: a city in Iran. It is famous for her beauty.
²Zayandehrood: a river in Esphahan

Published in Asian American Female Poets Anthology 2007