{"id":127,"date":"2010-11-05T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-11-05T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/thequeenofmyself\/2010\/11\/here-are-some-stunning-queens.html"},"modified":"2010-11-05T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-11-05T10:00:00","slug":"here-are-some-stunning-queens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/thequeenofmyself\/2010\/11\/here-are-some-stunning-queens.html","title":{"rendered":"Slow Dancing with the  Queens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some stunning Queens of a certain age, dancing from deep within their souls. These sinuous, sensual women move the way water does. Or silk charmeuse. In waves of slow flow like lava. Fiery molasses.<\/p>\n<p>Their ecstatic expressions are luscious. Their mature surety, intoxicating. The young women are <i>dancing<\/i>. The Queens are <i>communing<\/i>. Theirs is a sultry spirit  dance developed through the dark night of the soul and the long day&#8217;s journey into the Self.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=euS2SlC68q8\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=euS2SlC68q8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>***<br \/>The Queen welcomes questions concerning all issues of interest to women in their mature years. Send your inquiries to <a href=\"mailto:thequeenofmyself@aol.com\">thequeenofmyself@aol.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some stunning Queens of a certain age, dancing from deep within their souls. These sinuous, sensual women move the way water does. Or silk charmeuse. In waves of slow flow like lava. Fiery molasses. Their ecstatic expressions are luscious. Their mature surety, intoxicating. The young women are dancing. The Queens are communing. 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