She danced with the
    brevity and depth
    of a sumi painting

Brush stroked
    passion
    across her face

A pearlescenct
    abalone shell
    on a windswept beach.

The completeness
    of her craft etched
    in unexpected arabesque

Honed purpose
    the delicate lines of
    her body

In beat with
    the sound of taut leather
    across a worn water drum.