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Emirates~ By Sultana Raza

11/17/2015

 
Culture is filtered through
the carvings of a wrought-iron gate
the loops and flurries
of an ornate ventilator
intricate patterns of henna
on decorated hands
causing the piping and fluting
notes of ululating music
to stretch out, reach high
piercing like a nose-ring
with a small and glittering diamond
bright as a camp fire
glowing deep in the desert
with its smoke
rising, undulating
like the ever-shifting dunes
round and smooth
as the curve of a scimitar
raised in a hand
bedecked with five jewels
painstakingly crafted
like all the subtle nuances
of Arabian refinement.


Author Bio:
Of Indian origin, Sultana Raza has an M.A. in English Literature. Her articles have appeared in Flick Feast (UK), Sound on Sight (USA), the Peter Roe Series (Tolkien Society UK), Le Jeudi, the Wort and paperjam in English and French. 
 
Sultana Raza’s poems have appeared in Ancient Heart Magazine (Australia), India Currents (USA), London Grip (UK), Literary Gazette (USA),  Caduceus (Ed. Yale University, USA), Beyond Bree, (an American MENSA newsletter), the Peter Roe Series, (Tolkien Society UK), The Whirlwind Review (USA), Silver Leaves Journal #5 (Canada), Muse India, and The New Verse News. More are to appear in Allegro, Diverse Voices Quarterly, and Catch and Release (Columbia’s online Journal).
 
An awarded artist, Sultana has participated in exhibitions in many countries in Europe and the USA. An awarded artist, Sultana has participated in exhibitions in many countries in Europe and the USA. Her art-works have appeared in The New Collector’s Book 2014 (NY), and International Contemporary Masters Vol. IX. More is to appear in 3Elements Review.
 
About: http://sultanaraza.com/about/
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SultanaRazaAuthor
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Artist’s blog: http://www.artslant.com/global/artists/show/335930-sultana-raza

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