A Young Man's Introduction to Spanish Dance
A YOUNG MAN'S INTRODUCTION TO SPANISH DANCE
Flamenco guitars thrilled the air
playing traveling magic
as she sang for him,
in a language he could not recall from school.
She spun, flowing through the air,
her oil-black hair spinning circles,
wrapping him in a cloud of Latina brunette.
She moved for him alone,
as he etched her grace into his mind.
Holding ruffled edges that flashed color,
she whipped her skirt into a frenzy,
flashing the blade in her garter
against a thigh thick and hard
that he longed to taste.
His heart paced the music, tempo rising,
the tapping of her feet tympanic in his head
with the sound of hard rain on tombstones,
filling his being faster than the tequila.
He felt love, and other parts, swell past purity.
She felt passion, and power mixed with pride
as they made love with nothing but their eyes.
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Shared with those flamencos y flamencas over at DVerse Poets.
©2010 Christopher Reilley
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©2010 Christopher Reilley
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Oh the seduction of dance... I remembering reading about Flamenco and the time it takes to master it... but I think she didn't dance for the observer but with the guitar player playing
ReplyDeleteAs far as "flamencos y flamencas" go, this one burns hot! A flaming performance. 😊🔥
ReplyDeleteI have always fancied seeing a flamenco. sounds like a steamy experience. great poem.
ReplyDeleteHot stuff!! So brilliantly visual! I especially like the image of "her oil-black hair spinning circles, wrapping him in a cloud of Latina brunette."
ReplyDeleteLove it...so visual and sensual!
ReplyDeleteNicely done, Chris! I admire the way you speeded up the pace of the poem to match the rhythm of the dance in these lines:
ReplyDelete‘His heart paced the music, tempo rising,
the tapping of her feet tympanic in his head
with the sound of hard rain on tombstones’.
'the sound of hard rain on tombstones' I love this sound description...the life and death of the dance. Wonderful.
ReplyDeleteWhew! A wild and passionate dance and a connection just as passionate, between the dancer and the person watching.
ReplyDelete"the tapping of her feet tympanic in his head" These words - so clever - in catching the sound of the flamenco dancer!
That comment above starting "Whew!" is actually from me. Forgot to change from anonymous to me.
ReplyDeleteBeautifully written capturing the moment well!
ReplyDeletedefinitely a flaming hot flamenco dance here.
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