The Dancing Stage | Shailey Bellamkonda

The dancers align 
All red birds with golden crests.

They twirl and bend and glide, like god’s own beam
If not for their red robes, they might well be swans.
The drums and violin join the stream.
A gentle melody in sight and sound like the summer dawns.

And slowly, the music profound
With the dancers beating the air.

Their rhythm fierce like the devil on fire,
Their eyes gleam with the flames of the heart.
High tide on full moon night match the joy they inspire
They twirl and bow with a final beat.

Shailey Bellamkonda is X standard student from Vidyaranya High School, Hyderabad.
Shailey has been writing stories and poetry since the age of 8 years and her short stories got published in online literary magazines such as Amazing Kids, Teen Ink, The Wise Owl.
She enjoys writing both Fiction and Poetry; for her, content chooses the form and goes by the words as they form in and flow out of her.

Her poetry has nature at its core, how Nature resonates and reflects in human endeavors and emotions.
Besides Writing, Reading and Academic Studies, Shailey plays piano, paints and enjoys old time regional film music. She is also a travel vlogger.